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The Office of Civil Rights could have initiated follow-up after discovering security flaws, but "rarely initiated these reviews when it identified serious compliance issues," according to the HHS inspector general's audit program review.

The interdisciplinary center will combine artificial intelligence with data science and genomics at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

The revised bill now leaves out provisions that would have increased Congressional oversight over the VA's EHR modernization partnership with Oracle, which is set to restart in 2025.

The former GOP congressman from Georgia has served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He would inherit a major EHR modernization initiative, currently paused but slated to restart in 2025, among other IT imperatives.

The agency is proposing telehealth access grants to establish fixed, secure environments outfitted with reliable internet and secure video that connect veterans hobbled by the digital divide to health services.

The new Veterans Community will support veteran workforce development and transition to civilian life for former members of any branch of the U.S. military and their spouses.

He has boasted about the accuracy of subscription-based Grok artificial intelligence for analyzing medical images, but physicians and researchers say the model's ability to diagnose medical conditions is limited, and privacy experts have concerns.

The Office of Management and Budget will consider HHS' approach to modernizing requirements for HIPAA covered entities charged with protecting ePHI against healthcare cybersecurity threats. Reports say the rule could be published by year's end.

Healthcare operates with the understanding that no system is impenetrable, but must improve incident response practices by finding new ways to stay operational after network attacks, says one panelist at the upcoming HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum.

The Digital Medicine Society's seal aims to evaluate health application products' baseline security, usability and clinical return on investment to help decision-makers scrutinize which tools are best for patient care.