Government & Policy
As Italy develops a national digital strategy requiring healthcare data exchange across all 20 of its regions, Marco Foracchia, AUSL Reggio Emilia CIO, recommends first steps for hospitals that haven't yet begun digital transformation.
As its digital health transformation continues, Vugar Ramazanov of Azerbaijan's Digital Medical Solutions discusses the country's goals of collaborating with global organizations and implementing international medical standards.
The health IT society has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea's Health Information Service that HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf hopes will help measure Korean hospitals' digital maturity and support their workforce development.
Zubin Khambatta, a healthcare attorney and partner at Holland & Knight, unpacks the rule, which was to go into effect on July 9 but has been challenged by the state of Texas.
La Monte Yarborough, HHS CISO, believes that federal agencies, health system partners and vendors should work together to share information and create a "village" that strengthens healthcare cybersecurity.
Oscar Alleyne, managing director of the public health division, discusses the value of public and private partnerships and describes what its federally funded research and development centers do to help organizations plan for the next pandemic.
Sean Sullivan, a partner at Alston & Bird, predicts more clarity on reasonable fees and exceptions, details on sensitive information sharing, and rules about public health IT certification in revised interoperability rules that may drop in June.
Anna Basevich, SVP of enterprise partnerships and customer enablement at Arcadia, explains how MA plans will need to measure performance ahead of 2027 when CMS will start rewarding plans that demonstrate progress in addressing health disparities.
While he praises the EU's data protection regulations, Eric Sutherland, senior health economist at the OECD, believes policies and standards must "harmonize" to ensure that public health organizations can access health data as needed.
Gözde Susuzlu Briggs, programme manager for the European Patients' Forum, discusses the "Data Saves Lives" initiative, which explains digital data and AI concepts to patients and encourages involvement in patient advocacy organizations.
