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 ...

Patient engagement. Information blocking. Interoperability. These buzz words are flying around the health information technology (HIT) world as the Trump administration starts to make its mark on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health information technology is transforming patient care by fostering a more active role for patients in their own health management. Advances in digital platforms, including electronic health ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health information technology (HIT) use by patients with COPD was incrementally associated with pneumococcal ...

On Thursday, February 22, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed back to Policy Spotlight Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 22 proposed a rule that would significantly reduce federal health IT certification requirements, revise ...

In November, Oracle Health Information Network, a subsidiary of Oracle, was named a Qualified Health Information Network under the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. The ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has three new officials to lead its artificial intelligence, technology and data work. The three new officials join the department after it announced a ...

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” ...