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Health information technology
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Making a strong case for attending the upcoming AHCJ conference
Sammy Caiola, a health journalist in Sacramento, is nothing if not prepared. As far back as December, Caiola had delivered…
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Three questions to ask about new technology and other reflections on the premier health care investing confab
Last week, thousands of health care executives and investors descended on San Francisco for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.…
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Full access to the Wiley Online Library added as member benefit
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced an enhanced partnership with global research and learning company John Wiley and…
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Five health IT trends to watch in 2018
As we celebrate the start of a new year, I have been reading some great stories on digital health. Technology…
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The FCC ends net neutrality: A new tip sheet explains
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission on Dec. 14, 2017, voted 3-2 along party lines to end rules that prohibited…
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Draft guidance signals FDA seeks to foster innovation in digital health sector
The FDA’s new guidance on digital health paves way for more tools that aim to support physicians and patients. Expect…
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More hospitals reporting quality data from EHRs but these data are not available by facility
The number of hospitals voluntarily submitting data on quality generated by electronic health records (EHRs) increased significantly over the past…
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Net neutrality in jeopardy: What happens next?
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Federal Communications Commission released its plan to gut net neutrality, also known as the…
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FCC vote on low-income Internet access could affect health disparities
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week voted 3-2 along party lines to scale back Lifeline, a program that helps…
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MACRA: A look at the final rule on physician quality payments and EHR transition
The federal government released its final rule for 2018 on a law that governs physicians’ adoption of electronic health records…