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In coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...

In coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...

Though there has been much speculation and commentary among industry stakeholders, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)...

Though there has been much speculation and commentary among industry stakeholders, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...

Under the 21st Century Cures Act information blocking requirements and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) (the Information Blocking Rules)...

Under 21st Century Cures Act information blocking requirements by Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, actors like healthcare providers and electronic health record developers are prohibited from information blocking electronic health information.

Healthcare providers continue to rely on interconnected information technology systems and digital care delivery to improve healthcare outcomes. In response, ransomware attacks are increasing, both in number and in sophistication.

Tue, 05/18/2021 - 6:36am -- tim by Mary Elizabeth Platt To say that 2020--and now, 2021—was a year of growth would be a vast understatement. The world is forever changed, day-to-day life is forever changed, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in health care. The COVID-19 pandemic stretched the US health care system to its limits, and well beyond, but in the face of adversity the health care industry is emerging stronger. Telehealth is having its moment. COVID-19 restrictions prompted an a...