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Health information technology
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Telehealth back in the spotlight
On Thursday, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, M.D., and President Trump announced three initiatives to expand telehealth and mobile health…
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Patient access to health records in jeopardy amid heath policy upheaval
Amid the deep uncertainty over what changes Congress could make to the health care sector in the coming years, patients…
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The federal government’s health IT priorities: What to watch
Top federal officials on health information technology outlined their priorities for the sector in a press call this week. The…
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PDMPs get kudos again for role in fighting opioid crisis
State-run electronic databases that collect opioid prescription information are being hailed as an effective tool to curb opioid abuse in…
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What could happen to Medicaid innovation under a repeal scenario?
Now that Senate Republicans have delayed action on their Obamacare “repeal and replace” bill until after the Independence Day recess,…
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Opposition forces GOP senators to delay ACA repeal-and-replace vote
Senate GOP leaders today scrapped this week’s planned vote on their version of Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, with plans for a…
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FDA moves on digital health innovation
Last week’s blog post by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., is providing digital health innovators with a…
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Style guide changes address language about addiction, gender
The most recent edition of The Associated Press Stylebook – the premier guide for copy editors – has a number…
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VA head opts for no-bid approach to EHR upgrade
Last week’s announcement that the Department of Veterans Affairs would replace its homegrown electronic health record system VistA with a…