Government & Policy

A doctor checking a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 01:32 am October 21, 2024
The new investment will also promote the wider uptake of medical imaging AI by 2025.
A doctor reviewing a patient's record on a digital tablet while answering a phone call
By Adam Ang 08:25 pm October 20, 2024
Also, the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care is looking for a chief digital information officer.
data sharing represented by blue lights
By Andrea Fox 11:23 am October 18, 2024
Privacy-enhancing technologies can help healthcare organizations ensure the safe use of AI-enabled analytics, machine learning and other advanced data applications, say the cofounders of Duality.
Female doctor with headset smiles on a telehealth visit
By Andrea Fox 11:31 am October 16, 2024
Bipartisan lawmakers say a temporary extension isn't adequate, and they're concerned that the draft proposal is "misaligned with Congressional intent" with regard to a registry for the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine.
Hospital administrators in an office meeting
By Adam Ang 09:36 pm October 14, 2024
This comes as the organisation goes through a reset, according to chief executive Margie Apa.
Hands holding puzzle pieces
By Nathan Eddy 10:46 am October 14, 2024
The association worries over the higher accountability standard for data sharing imposed on providers compared to payers. "Providers would still be held to a higher accountability standard," the AHA writes.
Dr Tamara Sunbul of Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare at HIMSS24 APAC
By Adam Ang 02:38 am October 14, 2024
This HIMSS24 APAC speaker shares what it takes to successfully transition a health system to value-based care.
Mobile phone in the hands of a person in green sweater
By Andrea Fox 10:15 am October 08, 2024
After a federal court ruled that healthcare organizations sharing individual IP addresses with third parties did not constitute a HIPAA breach, legal ambiguity remains, says one privacy expert. 
Clinical team using EHR
By Nathan Eddy 10:45 am October 07, 2024
Regulations with "this level of negative market impact for health IT developers also inherently mean disruption and stress for providers" who participate in CMS payment programs, vendors say.
A nurse checking on a patient's record in a hallway laptop computer
By Adam Ang 01:57 am October 07, 2024
The digital health record system has been piloted in Hanoi and the Thua Thien-Hue Province.