compliance & legal

Former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Don Rucker discusses what's next for interoperability and why he sees TEFCA as a "solid first step."

"There’s no need to wait until October 6. Anyone ready to share more than the USCDI v1 is welcome and encouraged to do so as permitted under applicable law."

The health information network's executive director, Jay Nakashima, sees big progress with 21st century Cures Act compliance, TEFCA, data quality, FHIR adoption and information exchange among providers, public health agencies and labs.

More than 40 million patient records have been compromised this past year by incidents reported to the federal government in 2021.

A George Mason University professor argues in a new report that hurdles to entrepreneurial exploration are slowing telehealth expansion.  

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