March 16, 2026Thomas Keane, M.D., MBAAssistant Secretary for Technology PolicyNational Coordinator for Health Information TechnologyU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesMary E. Switzer ...

A letter from the guest editor highlights how the findings in this special issue touch on timely themes in health technology research and yield real-world considerations for practice. In this special ...

On June 17, 2024, the final rule for Medicare Part D introduced new health IT standards, mandating the adoption of NCPDP SCRIPT Standard version 2023011 by January 1, 2028, while the NCPDP Formulary ...

AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.

In 2023, nearly one-third of immigrants who sought health care in the US reported obstacles in receiving respectful communication from their providers. That is equivalent to a little more than 10 ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Financial Resources proposed this rule. The proposal aims to advance interoperability standards.

The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategy, which seeks ...

In December 2024, UCI Health completed three simultaneous milestones: it integrated four newly acquired hospitals onto a unified technology platform, opened a brand-new $1.2 billion hospital, and ...

It’s been an incredibly busy summer for the Office of the National Coordinator, which has responsibility for developing federal policy and rules regarding health information technology. The agency ...

TEFCA, a major government initiative to boost healthcare data interoperability, sets technical requirements and rules to guide information exchange. QHINs are the “backbone for network connectivity” ...

Thomas Keane, M.D., has been tapped to lead health IT policy at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On Tuesday morning, HHS announced that it appointed Keane to be the second Assistant ...