Policy and Legislation

J29 works with "HIMSS Gives Back" in the Chicago area, leveraging public and private relationships, as well as the government’s role in social impact success, says president and founder Tracy Mills and VP of HHS programs Nick Vass.

Both cite as a reason the implications of a court overriding drug decisions by the FDA. 

The power of innovation has no more important place than in addressing cancer, says Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, during a discussion with ONC's Stephen Konya and Moffitt Cancer Center's Santosh Mohan about the public-private collaboration.  

Rising expenses for labor, supplies and drugs, continued workforce shortages, and longer hospital stays have increased financial pressures, AHA says.

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization left a number of questions for healthcare stakeholders.

TEFCA has potential to remove a lot of the friction around what it takes to achieve interoperability, a HIMSS23 panel said.

The proposed rule amends the definition of "lawful presence," for purposes of Medicaid and ACA coverage, to include DACA recipients.

OCR is continuing to support telehealth use by providing a transition period for providers to make changes to their operations, says director.

Telehealth as an accepted benefit ends with the PHE, though there have been some legislative attempts around this, says MGMA.

Carium general counsel Matthew Fisher previews his HIMSS23 panel explaining the ways the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision affects healthcare data and access.