Policy and Legislation
ComplyAssistant CEO Gerry Blass and University Hospital CISO Frank Sinatra discuss the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) guide, which aims to prevent threats coming from phishing, ransomware, data loss and attacks against connected medical devices.
Reporting supply chain issues will now be voluntary, meaning the agency will likely have an incomplete picture of potential shortages.
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One health record connects a fragmented health system where disparities are an issue, says Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service.
Patient demand could result in expanded coverage, but it could cost the federal program between $13.6 and $26.8 billion annually.
The health system allegedly sent an email to the governor threatening to withdraw investments in the state.
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IT, telehealth, clinical decision support, wellness tools and diagnostics all fall into the same category, says Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance. Digital therapeutics consist of software as a direct intervention to treat, manage or prevent medical conditions.
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Alan Lavergne, VP of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of HIMSS, discusses the five Texas chapters collaborating to advance health equity with the state's legislature, and talks about winning an award recognizing his efforts.
Regulation of AI is essential, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee.
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The regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization discusses the WHO partnership with HIMSS to leverage the collective power of their stakeholders to deploy tools to decrease health inequities.
As a catalyst for the renewed push, lawmakers cited the lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.