2026 executive update · HHS LEAP AI behavioral health projects · Leadership action HHS Announces LEAP in Health Special Emphasis Notice for AI Behavioral Health Projects The 2024 Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology Special Emphasis Notice offered healthcare leaders…
2026 executive update · proposed pandemic agreement · Leadership action Governments Agree to Continue Steady Progress on Proposed Pandemic Agreement When governments agreed in May 2024 to continue work on a proposed pandemic agreement, the unresolved issues were already operationally familiar to…
2026 executive update · Ascension Health cyberattack · Leadership action Ascension Health Cyberattack Disrupts Patient Care: What Happened? On May 8, 2024, Ascension detected unusual activity on selected technology network systems. Its initial public update said access to some systems had been…
2026 executive update · FDA Roundup May 10 2024 · Leadership action FDA Roundup: May 10, 2024 The FDA Roundup published on May 10, 2024 looked like a list of unrelated updates. For a healthcare executive, it was a concentrated view of…
2026 executive update · hospital interoperability 2023 · Leadership action Interoperable Exchange of Patient Health Information Among U.S. Hospitals in 2023 The 2023 hospital interoperability results showed broad progress and a more important execution gap. According to the federal data brief, 70…
2026 executive update · CMS drug misclassification audit · Leadership action CMS Statement on Drug Misclassification and Program Integrity Updates CMS policy on drug misclassification has moved from proposal to an enforceable operating framework. In May 2024, CMS explained that it would…
2026 executive update · CMS policy implementation playbook · Leadership action CMS Roundup: May 3, 2024 The May 3, 2024 CMS Roundup brought together policy developments that touched very different operating areas: a MassHealth Section 1115 demonstration amendment, a proposed local coverage…
2026 executive update · hospital interoperability patient access · Leadership action Interoperable Exchange of Patient Health Information Among U.S. Hospitals in 2023 ONC's 2023 hospital interoperability data showed meaningful progress and an equally important use gap. Seventy percent of non federal acute…
2026 executive update · CMS board policy briefing · Leadership action CMS Roundup: May 3, 2024 The CMS Roundup issued May 3, 2024 combined developments in Medicaid coverage, health related social needs, Medicare coverage evidence, reentry access, and nursing home staffing. Those…
2026 executive update · CMS drug reimbursement compliance · Leadership action CMS Statement on Drug Misclassification and Program Integrity Updates The CMS discussion of Medicaid drug misclassification developed into a final rule in September 2024 with direct implications for Medicaid Drug Rebate…
2026 executive update · mobile health applications patient compliance · Leadership action Harnessing the Power of Mobile Health Applications to Improve Patient Compliance in 2024 Mobile health applications can support medication use, symptom tracking, appointments, education, behavior change, and communication between visits.…
2026 executive update · biomedical research ethics 2024 · Leadership action Ethical Considerations in Biomedical Research and Patient Data Usage in 2024 Biomedical research increasingly depends on information created during care, collected through trials, generated by devices, or linked across repositories. Those…
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