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The draft outlines federal health IT goals that are focused on improving access to health data.

INFRAM 2024 adds complex content of cybersecurity, infrastructure, IT management, performance and adoption and clinical outcomes, says Dr. Farukh Usmani, medical director of digital technology services at Intermountain, the first-ever organization to attain Stage 7 validation.  

First Choice works with providers that are interested in working directly with employers.

People are demanding more, and they want a way to hack the system, says patient advocate and 2024 Changemaker Award recipient Grace Cordovano, cofounder of Unblock Health.

If finalized, total payments are estimated to increase by $70 million in 2025.

CMS wants to expand its ability to impose financial penalties for health and safety deficiencies. 

Large language models need an underlying process for clinical notes to trigger a lab test, prescription or other recommendation, says Dr. Jay Anders, CMO at Medicomp Systems.

Data is being used to identify high-risk neighborhoods and inform public health officials, says 2023 HIMSS Changemaker recipient Gabriela Mustata Wilson, health and public health informatics director at the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics.  

CMS is asking for feedback on having a star ratings system for IRFs.

The American Hospital Association took issue with the report, saying the methodology is flawed.