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Stripped out of the final bill is a provision to prevent the 2.8% Medicare pay cut to physicians.
The court battle with Particle Health highlights how national health information exchange networks rely on a chain of trust that can be broken, jeopardizing patient privacy under HIPAA.
The Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, offers statutory protections for HC3 and funds a grant program to help small and medium-sized hospitals bolster their defenses, among other provisions.
The shutdown disrupted critical healthcare services across the state and exposed Nebraskans' PHI, the lawsuit alleges.
The bipartisan continuing resolution announced on Monday offers "big wins" for virtual care, and the American Telemedicine Association and other healthcare groups are pleased.
The agency said it will review developers' modified Predetermined Change Control Plans for artificial intelligence and machine learning submissions that have already been approved without triggering the need for new marketing submissions.
Four GOP members of Congress are asking Micky Tripathi and ASTP/ONC to halt efforts toward government-administered artificial intelligence safety testing, and "walk back support" for a lab model proposed by the Coalition for Health AI.
This could impact ongoing health system IT modernisation efforts, says New Zealand’s largest trade union, Public Service Association.
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 would provide grants to help healthcare organizations strengthen prevention and response - and push for better coordination between HHS and CISA.
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.
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