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@GovHIT

Your source for news, insights and commentaries on how government & policy drive #HealthIT. Published by @HealthITNews.

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New initiative will help AI device makers navigate European data regulations healthcareitnews.com/video/e… #GovHIT

New initiative will help AI device makers navigate European data regulations

The Health Data Hub's Pauline Cohen explains that the SHAIPED project will assist AI-enabled medical device manufacturers in obtaining health data for model training while maintaining regulatory...

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VA now plans 30K in staff reductions by EOY healthcareitnews.com/news/va… #GovHIT
VA now plans 30K in staff reductions by EOY

VA now plans 30K in staff reductions by EOY

While 17,000 federal workers have already lost their jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, "a department-wide RIF is off the table," says Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. "But that...

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More patients accessed their medical records online in 2024 healthcareitnews.com/news/mo… #GovHIT
More patients accessed their medical records online in 2024

More patients accessed their medical records online in 2024

Data from this past year showed that 65% of individuals accessed patient information online at least once in the past year, up from 57% in 2022. Those managing chronic conditions or recent cancer...

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Australia releases national HIE roadmap healthcareitnews.com/news/an… #GovHIT
Australia releases national HIE roadmap

Australia releases national HIE roadmap

It also comes with a strategy and architecture plan to enhance national digital health interoperability.

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8 providers onboard NZ's 24/7 online GP service healthcareitnews.com/news/an… #GovHIT
8 providers onboard NZ's 24/7 online GP service

8 providers onboard NZ's 24/7 online GP service

They will provide access to virtual consults for non-urgent conditions.

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Education and integration are key to Europe's AI success healthcareitnews.com/video/e… #GovHIT

Education and integration are key to Europe's AI success

With AI already deployed in healthcare, the University of Copenhagen's Martin Brynskov believes connecting systems and training staff in AI tools' use is necessary for developing a unified European...

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VA Secretary testifies on the need for increased funding for Oracle EHR rollout healthcareitnews.com/news/va… #GovHIT
VA Secretary testifies on the need for increased funding for Oracle EHR rollout

VA Secretary testifies on the need for increased funding for Oracle EHR rollout

Veterans Affairs chief Doug Collins told senators that he strongly supports President Trump's $3.5 billion FY26 earmark to bolster the rollout of Oracle Health across the VA's electronic health...

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Federal spending is being reset, not reduced, says healthcare leader healthcareitnews.com/video/f… #GovHIT

Federal spending is being reset, not reduced, says healthcare leader

Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, who led ONC in the first Trump administration, says the government is returning to pre-pandemic norms, rather than making cuts to Medicare and...

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Approaching health system-level IT redesign healthcareitnews.com/news/as… #GovHIT

Approaching health system-level IT redesign

Dr Kun-Ju Lin, deputy information security chief at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou in Taiwan, will share real-world execution of their digital transformation strategies at HIMSS25 APAC.

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How nursing data drives smarter, safer healthcare healthcareitnews.com/news/ho… #GovHIT
How nursing data drives smarter, safer healthcare

How nursing data drives smarter, safer healthcare

Data drives decision-making, and this podcast empowers nurses to embrace the transformative potential of information. Hear from experienced nursing and informatics leaders about how data provides...

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Q&A: The impact of tariffs on the healthcare supply chain healthcareitnews.com/news/qa… #GovHIT
Q&A: The impact of tariffs on the healthcare supply chain

Q&A: The impact of tariffs on the healthcare supply chain

Michael Needham, principal at Efficio, says the Trump administration's tariffs create uncertainty and indecision for business.

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Lawmakers draft VA oversight plan for Oracle Health EHR implementation healthcareitnews.com/news/la… #GovHIT
Lawmakers draft VA oversight plan for Oracle Health EHR implementation

Lawmakers draft VA oversight plan for Oracle Health EHR implementation

Proposals would require Veterans Affairs to contractually prohibit the sale of patient information and report on electronic health record workflow benchmarks, quality metrics and resources provided...

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VA takes steps to eliminate 80K jobs, says report healthcareitnews.com/news/va… #GovHIT
VA takes steps to eliminate 80K jobs, says report

VA takes steps to eliminate 80K jobs, says report

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reportedly signed an interagency agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to oversee staff reductions in force of up to 80,000 staff members.

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Executives struggling to keep up with policy uncertainty healthcareitnews.com/news/ex… #GovHIT
Executives struggling to keep up with policy uncertainty

Executives struggling to keep up with policy uncertainty

C-suite leaders, including hospital executives, are struggling to keep up with policy volatility as the federal government under the Trump administration rapidly reimagines economic and regulatory...

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2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending healthcareitnews.com/news/20… #GovHIT
2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending

2026 HHS budget would slash more than a quarter of current discretionary spending

The White House released its planned 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services on Friday.

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VA AI chief on where to launch a healthcare AI project healthcareitnews.com/video/v… #GovHIT

VA AI chief on where to launch a healthcare AI project

Charles Worthington, CTO and Chief AI Officer at the Department of Veteran Affairs, offers IT leaders at hospitals and health systems powerful advice for succeeding with artificial intelligence.

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Spotting opportunities to accelerate Malaysia's digital health transformation healthcareitnews.com/news/as… #GovHIT
Spotting opportunities to accelerate Malaysia's digital health transformation

Spotting opportunities to accelerate Malaysia's digital health transformation

A trained surgeon and public health leader, this upcoming HIMSS25 APAC speaker has helped bridge public-private partnerships for digital transformation in healthcare.

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HHS appoints Dr. Thomas Keane to lead health IT efforts at ASTP healthcareitnews.com/news/hh… #GovHIT
HHS appoints Dr. Thomas Keane to lead health IT efforts at ASTP

HHS appoints Dr. Thomas Keane to lead health IT efforts at ASTP

The physician and software engineer will hold dual titles as Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

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FDA introduces 'Elsa,' a genAI tool to drive efficiency healthcareitnews.com/news/fd… #GovHIT
FDA introduces 'Elsa,' a genAI tool to drive efficiency

FDA introduces 'Elsa,' a genAI tool to drive efficiency

The technology, which has been deployed ahead of schedule after an "aggressive timeline to scale AI agency-wide," is meant to boost productivity for clinical protocol reviews, scientific evaluations...

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Florida provider settles with OCR for $800,000 over HIPAA Security Rule allegations healthcareitnews.com/news/fl… #GovHIT
Florida provider settles with OCR for $800,000 over HIPAA Security Rule allegations

Florida provider settles with OCR for $800,000 over HIPAA Security Rule allegations

HHS Office for Civil Rights says a malicious insider exploited a vulnerability at BayCare Health System that offered "unrestricted access to patient health information."

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