The fourth Health IT Roundtable took place Tuesday, October 5th. The event featured industry-leading executives and associations who are seeking to find common ground in identifying key actions needed to support consumer access to data, data standardization, and new use cases such as virtual care. The event was hosted by: American Academy of Family Physicians,… Read more »
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Patients and Health Care Industry Leaders Release Roadmap for Advancing Health Care and Public Health Technology Infrastructure
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
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
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
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 »
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