Policy and Legislation

Rhonel Cinous serves on the Tech Access Group of the United Spinal Association. He explains the centrality of accessibility for connected health innovations.

State and local governments are needed in carrying out successful maternal and infant health policy, according to Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates.  

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Director of Design and Storytelling Brynn Cole talks about a new program that uses knowledge of the unique understanding of the lives and healthcare needs of veterans and their families to better serve them.  

DHA Director Lt. General Ronald Place covers the agency's priorities in supporting healthcare for the military.

Micky Tripathi, the HHS national coordinator of health information technology, talks about what's ahead for info blocking rules and FHIR APIs in the next year.

This week's top stories include providers aiming to extend the public health emergency that ushered in waivers and flexibilities during the pandemic, and clinicians at DOD, Coast Guard and VA sites could not update medical information for hours.

HIMSS SVP of government relations Tom Leary discusses HIMSS' efforts with Congress to ease access to telehealth and to improve remote patient monitoring, and how the HIMSS Foundation would like to diversify the healthcare IT workforce.

Barclay Butler, director of the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office, examines coordination of healthcare for beneficiaries and servicemembers.

The pandemic and the EHR modernization initiative have changed the landscape of federal health IT, according to Dr. Terry Adirim, VA program executive director; FEHRM director Bill Tinston; and Holly Joers, program executive officer at the DOD.

Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau discusses the fact that technology and regulations are meeting to enable more seamless data exchange for patient empowerment and care coordination.