Tom Sullivan

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT needs more funding than the $38 million Trump allocated to advance interoperability, EHR usability and patient safety, a Pew official said.

With Bitcoin allowing attackers to stay anonymous, and a bulls-eye painted over the industry, time to get prepared is running out, group says.

AMA, others also suggested that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Seema Verma loosen PQRS and value-based payment requirements.

Congress and President Trump will pass a bill to repeal the law but it will not institute major changes immediately, the former HHS secretary said.

Healthcare IT News and Healthcare Finance surveyed readers to find out whether they approve of the president-elect.

Survey responses range from massive disruption to more competitive markets. Hospital leaders are hoping that prices go down but alternative payment models MACRA, MIPS and MSSP remain.

Healthcare Finance and Healthcare IT News surveyed readers and found many are anxiously expecting short-term chaos, skyrocketing costs, increased fraud and uninsured people dying after president-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House.

Respondents supporting the idea of the government providing an insurance option to compete with commercial plans could be swayed, researchers say.

The accidental health app bested other tools in engaging patients who stand to benefit most.

Karen DeSalvo, MD, revealed on Thursday that she is resigning as head of the National Coordinator for Health IT.