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HIMSS19: Loud and clear message from feds on patient data: It belongs to patients

FierceHealthIT

Federal healthcare officials put industry stakeholders on notice this week that patient data belongs to patients, and efforts to block patients' access to their data will not be tolerated.

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CHIME urges CMS, ONC to give providers 3 years to comply with interoperability rules

FierceHealthIT

Industry group CHIME is urging federal healthcare policy officials to go slow with dual interoperability and information blocking rules by first publishing interim final rules rather than final rules. Once the rules are published, CHIME also wants healthcare providers to have three years to implement them.

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Considerations and Benefits of Successful Healthcare Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

Recent government initiatives and legislation, such as the Omnibus Bill and Executive Order on Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery include provisions intended to bolster federal healthcare IT programs. Security, Integrity, and Accuracy. Conclusion.

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Maximizing Healthcare Data Starts with a Human-Centric Approach

Healthcare IT Today

He is an enterprise SaaS executive with more than 15 years in the IT industry and recognized as a creative problem solver who leads strategic initiatives with an entrepreneurial mindset.

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Ensuring Healthcare Compliance: Navigating the Complexities

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Healthcare compliance is a critical aspect of the healthcare industry, ensuring adherence to federal healthcare laws and regulations. However, healthcare compliance is not a simple or straightforward task. It involves adhering to laws and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels.

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OIG looking closely at telehealth as it weighs future enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services works to ensure the integrity of federal healthcare programs and to safeguard the health and welfare of those programs' beneficiaries. "This is going to be a whole-of-government and whole-of-industry approach," he added.

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Proceeding with Caution: The Impact of (Generative) AI on Healthcare and Life Sciences

Healthcare IT Today

Artificial intelligence is utilized in many different industries and is readily accepted as a method of information analysis whether in healthcare or other industries with a high level of success. The rise of Generative AI At Dell Technologies, we see that early adoption of generative AI in many industries.