Patients and Health Care Industry Leaders Release Roadmap for Advancing Health Care and Public Health Technology Infrastructure

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Today, leading patient and health care groups released proposals for ways to advance health IT infrastructure and promote health equity through safer, easier to access technologies. The COVID-19 public health crisis propelled changes in the way health care is delivered and how health data is exchanged, highlighting shortcomings in the nation’s public health infrastructure and… Read more »

Modernizing HIPAA: Assessing the Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Implications for Stakeholders

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In December 2020, HHS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) following public input received in response to the Department’s December 2018 Request for Information. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 9, 2021, HHS announced that the public comment period for the HIPAA proposed privacy rule would be extended until May 6, 2021…. Read more »

Health IT Leadership Roundtable: The Power of Technology to Transform Patient Care

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On March 11th, the American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Physicians; American Health Information Management Association; American Heart Association; American Hospital Association; American Medical Informatics Association; Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; College of Healthcare Information Management Executives; Consumer Technology Association; Federation of American Hospitals; National Partnership for Women & Families, and Premier will host a… Read more »

Patients and Health Care Industry Leaders Release Roadmap for Enabling Virtual Care to Transform Health Care Delivery Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

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Today, 13 leading associations and non-profits representing patients, clinicians, hospitals, health plans, and technology companies released a roadmap for building on the “new normal” of virtual care delivery post-COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual care has long been seen as a key way to expand access to care and to improve efficiency, coordination and flexibility of care. The… Read more »

COVID-19 Update – March 16, 2020

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Below is a special edition of Sirona Strategies’ Policy Update – focused on federal COVID-19 related activity. For more information, http://coronavirus.gov provides up to date CDC information and https://go.cms.gov/3cYVHzC provides links to CMS’ notifications.  What’s Ahead: This Week Hearings – Wednesday, March 18 Senate HELP Committee, “An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. is Responding… Read more »