The state of Virginia might be the next state to enact a privacy law. Senate Bill No. 1392 recently passed the Senate and is likely on its way to Governor Ralph Northam’s desk.
Health IT Under a Biden Administration: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
With a flurry of dropped regulations at the end of 2020 and now in the early days of the new Biden Administration, you may be expecting a wholesale change in a new Administration’s approach to health information technology (health IT). I’m not.
Now, it goes without saying that policy, in general, is going to change dramatically under a Biden Administration. Democrats and Republicans have VERY different philosophies and core principles. However, one thing I’ve observed over the years is that both Democrats and Republicans tend to agree that health IT is part of the solution, not part of the problem.
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Info-blocking regs to force ‘culture change, says new ONC chief Tripathi
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Long-awaited interoperability and information-blocking regulations from HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology represent a deviation from past federal attempts to promote data-sharing, according to Micky Tripathi, the office s new chief.
Previous efforts designed to encourage data-sharing, like meaningful use and certifying health information-technology developers, told providers to meet specific requirements in the hope it would lead to interoperability. He said that led some providers to meet the letter, rather than the spirit, of the law when coming into compliance.
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