HIMSS calls for Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Privacy Law, Framework for AI Implementation in Healthcare
HIMSS, a global advocate for digital health transformation, called for the United States Congress to adopt a robust, comprehensive health privacy law that is universally implementable and applicable to all entities that access protected health information regardless of site or p...
Washington State Department of Health Earns 2023 Davies Award for Exposure Notification Tool
Washington State Department of Health, as one of the leading innovators in digital applications for improving public health, has been recognized as a 2023 HIMSS Public Health Davies Award recipient.
Proposed Information Blocking Rule Would Discern Disincentives for Healthcare Providers
The US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a new proposed rule Oct. 30 that would implement specific information blocking disincentives for healthcare providers,...
Transforming Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: 2023 HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are game-changing technologies driving healthcare’s digital revolution – yet many health systems aren’t prepared to implement their transformative power.
Biden’s Executive Order Prompts HHS to Create Artificial Intelligence Task Force
President Joe Biden released an executive order on Oct. 30 initiating the creation of a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and machine learning in the United States.
ONC Publishes Updated Common Agreement for TEFCA
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Version 1.1 on the Federal Register on Nov. 7, 2023.
2024 Predictions for Healthcare Cybersecurity
Healthcare cybersecurity professionals should look to the start of 2024 as an opportunity to look at their cybersecurity programs with a fresh perspective.
CMS Issues Guidance on AI Use for Determining Medicare Advantage Care
On Feb. 6, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services submitted a notice to Medicare Advantage care plans governing the use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic models in making care determinations for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
OMB issues guidance on Federal Agency use of Artificial Intelligence
As of Dec. 1, 2024, federal agencies will be required to create a governance structure and meet minimum practices in order to deploy and use artificial intelligence (AI) as part of agencies daily work according to an announcement by Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris on March 28.
University of California, Davis Health Pioneers Framework for Ethical Health AI and Data Governance
A California-based healthcare provider has produced two data governance standards to reach their goal of evaluating and integrating ethical artificial intelligence models into their clinical operations.
HIMSS Cybersecurity Expert Lee Kim Running for ISC2 Board of Directors
Lee Kim, HIMSS Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, is running for the Board of Directors of ISC2, the world’s leading member association for cybersecurity professionals.