Policy and Legislation
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IT, telehealth, clinical decision support, wellness tools and diagnostics all fall into the same category, says Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance. Digital therapeutics consist of software as a direct intervention to treat, manage or prevent medical conditions.
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Alan Lavergne, VP of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of HIMSS, discusses the five Texas chapters collaborating to advance health equity with the state's legislature, and talks about winning an award recognizing his efforts.
Regulation of AI is essential, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a Senate subcommittee.
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The regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization discusses the WHO partnership with HIMSS to leverage the collective power of their stakeholders to deploy tools to decrease health inequities.
As a catalyst for the renewed push, lawmakers cited the lives lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The goal is to help struggling hospitals remain in operation, or assist in the reopening of recently closed hospitals.
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will take up the role of pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, May 23.
If approved, Bertagnolli would oversee a $47B annual budget that funds biomedical research linked to half of the drugs approved by the FDA.
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HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force serves as an information conduit for 57 chapters nationwide on issues such as health equity, says Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair.
Modeling showed per-visit reimbursement that was 6% lower for Black children and 3% lower for Hispanic children.