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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services acting through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) this week announced a series of …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, cost, access, and equity warning signs already existed in Pennsylvania’s health care system. One in two Pennsylvanians find it hard to pay their medical bills, and the commonwealth’s health care costs have …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller has announced the selection of a vendor for Resource Information and Services Enterprise – or RISE PA – an …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued guidance on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office announced the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) expanded …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to expand and accelerate innovative uses of electronic health information via health information …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Through public-private partnerships with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), since early April, all Veterans have been able to securely connect to their health care data …
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