The U.S. Department of Justice announced this past week that it was bringing criminal charges against 138 total defendants for […]
Now is the time for providers to be proactive about telehealth
You've probably heard this one before: A major contributor to the telehealth explosion over the last year has been the […]
ATA responds to CMS final rule making some telehealth coverage permanent
The American Telemedicine Association on Wednesday issued a response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule regarding […]
Aetna, city of New Haven hit with OCR fines after data breach
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights leveraged $1,000,000 in fines against Aetna Life Insurance Company […]
Premera Blue Cross to pay $6.85M to settle 2015 breach
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Premera Blue Cross announced this past […]
What the info blocking compliance timeline means for providers, vendors, HIEs
With their final rules on information blocking and API-enabled patient access, officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for […]
HITRUST intros new security model for cloud service providers
HITRUST has launched its new HITRUST Shared Responsibility Program and Matrix Version 1.0, which it touts as the first common […]
Senate confirms Trump appointee Stephen Hahn to lead FDA
The U.S. Senate, in a 72-18 vote, has confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn, an oncologist from Texas, to be the next […]
Surescripts files motion to dismiss FTC antitrust charge
Surescripts has moved to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s charge from earlier this year that it holds an illegal monopoly […]
Despite big security risks, healthcare leaders say they're sure of their preparedness
Healthcare executives and IT leaders are overconfident regarding data privacy management, according to a new report from vendor Integris Software. […]