Electronic Health Records

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity
• Data
• Electronic Health Records

The agency is tackling initiatives around generative AI and machine learning for research in critical health issues.

• Data
• Electronic Health Records
• Health IT
• Presidential Transition

Nominee Robert Kennedy wants to improve transparency and data access to empower patients and enable innovation in health care technology.

• Digitization
• Electronic Health Records
• People
• Presidential Transition

Former Rep. Doug Collins said he wants to "streamline" VA operations. If confirmed, he'd inherit VA's massive digital transformation efforts.

• Digitization
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT

Defense Healthcare Management Systems Program Officer Dr. Yvette Weber says usable information across health systems is key to clinical care.

• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT

Officials eye training and continuous improvement on the user experience at the joint DOD-VA facility since its new EHR deployment.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity
• Data
• Electronic Health Records

Federal officials say generative artificial intelligence could improve security, data analysis and human decision-making. 

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT
• People

ONC will have a new name and oversee more c-suites to better shape the future of health care technology policy.

• Customer Experience
• Data
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT

The FDA wants to improve diversity in clinical trials as it outlined in new draft guidance open for public comment.

• Data
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT
• Workforce

The agency is emphasizing interoperability as it works toward its data modernization goals for public health.

• Data
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT

Accelerating data sharing through capabilities like electronic case reporting make up a large portion of the new two-year plan.

• Digitization
• Electronic Health Records

The agency's Dr. Neil Evans briefed how the Oracle-Cerner program rollout in North Chicago is informing next steps in EHR modernization.

• Digitization
• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT
• HIMSS

Officials from CMS, ONC and HHS spoke about data standards and how to help smaller health organizations make modernization progress.