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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 b...

Feb 19, 2021 8:05am In March 2020, the Trump administration released widely anticipated rules that prohibit information sharing and will change how providers, insurers and patients exchange health data. (everythingpossible/GettyImages) New data-sharing regulations will soon go into effect that lay the groundwork for patients to have easier access to their health information. When will patients start to see the benefits of these new mandates? New federal health IT leader Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., believes it's already happening. "A lot more is happening behind the scenes that benefit patients t...

Info-blocking regs to force ‘culture change,' says new ONC chief Tripathi Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images 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 t...

Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Biden administration this week announced the latest round of appointments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.    Although some vacancies are still drawing attention – a permanent administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services among them – the new hires show the Biden administration continuing to populate and overhaul the agency during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.   "As our country navigates an unprecedented public health crisis, President Biden is building a strong, experienced, and diverse team at the U.S. Dep...

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