Government & Policy

A doctor checking a patient's record on a laptop computer
By Adam Ang 08:12 pm September 24, 2024
This comes as the government outlined a four-year national medical AI research and development roadmap.
A doctor reviewing a patient's record on a digital tablet
By Adam Ang 08:08 pm September 24, 2024
This includes a benchmarking platform for validating healthcare AI models.
Man's hands show on bible and gavel at a table
By Andrea Fox 04:00 pm September 23, 2024
Despite a greater ability for healthcare entities to challenge regulatory decrees in court, increased litigation could result in unfavorable court decisions that are harder to fix, healthcare attorneys say.
Clinician at a computer terminal
By Jeff Lagasse 10:54 am September 20, 2024
Confusion around CMS' final rules has been a challenge, yet the industry continues to advance seamless data exchange.
Texas State Capitol
By Andrea Fox 01:45 am September 20, 2024
The investigation, billed as the first of its kind, had alleged that Dallas-based Piece Technologies made "deceptive claims" about the accuracy of its artificial intelligence products, which are deployed at several hospitals in the Lone Star State.
Veteran receives care and gets benefits information
By Mike Miliard 08:15 am September 19, 2024
Both electronic health record vendors have made open API code available to their health system clients that enables them to coordinate with the VA when treating veterans who have sought care at community providers.
Dr. Ashley Moss of Pediatric Care Advisors on health data
By Bill Siwicki 11:09 am September 18, 2024
To effectively share data with patients, hospitals and health systems must build a tech foundation centered on interoperability, driven by rigorous data standardization and secure exchanges – and the adoption of HL7's FHIR.
Patient sits in a patient gown in a medical exam room
By Andrea Fox 12:05 pm September 16, 2024
A week of discussion spearheaded by the patient advocate group aims to highlight the risks of harm from unauthorized access to healthcare information over the internet. There should be "no aggregation without representation," its leaders say.
Radiologists using NUH's Spine AI
By Adam Ang 02:50 am September 13, 2024
Also, the South Korean government is deploying AI to check on solo-living seniors during the upcoming holidays.
Physician prescribing medication via telehealth
By Mike Miliard 09:51 am September 11, 2024
Without policy changes, the DEA could curtail current controlled substance prescribing allowances by the end of the year – a "predictable and preventable crisis," says the American Telemedicine Association.