By Todd Doze – Passed into law this July, the bill brings with it $930 billion in Medicaid cuts that are expected to cause nearly 12 million Americans to lose health insurance coverage, tightened Medicaid eligibility rules, and funding reallocations that will significantly alter how care is paid for and who gets covered.
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By Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser – As the ASTP blog indicates, the interoperability landscape has certainly shifted from when the Direct Project was introduced back in 2009/2010. At the time, there were significant government efforts for two interoperable exchange modalities, one for “push,” and one for “query.” Today, both of these modalities continue to grow.
By Dalton Han – AI is often viewed through a lens of fear and misunderstanding. Popular culture has long painted AI as a dangerous force, much like the films The Terminator and Ex Machina, portrayed machines as sentient beings poised to overtake humanity. But in reality, AI is neither sentient nor inherently dangerous.
By Victoria Mendonca MS MBA & Shane Bell – If you’ve spent any time around clinicians, you’ve probably heard names like CHA₂DS₂-VASc or HAS-BLED thrown around. These are not secret codes but examples of clinical calculators—tools that help healthcare professionals evaluate risks, guide diagnostic decisions, and determine appropriate treatments.
By Heather Bassett MD – Our patients can’t afford to wait on officials in Washington, DC, to offer guidance around responsible applications of AI in the healthcare industry. The healthcare community needs to stand up and continue to put guardrails in place so we can roll out AI responsibly in order to maximize its evolving potential.
By Jordan Everson & Brett Andriesen – The Direct Project created Direct Secure Messaging, a simple, secure, scalable, and standards-based method to send health information between partners and to provide a straightforward pathway to acquire unique provider and organizational addresses to engage in exchange that resembles secure email.
By Dr. Jin Hyung Lee – What if the signs of cognitive decline could be caught while the brain is still healthy, opening the door to early interventions that could prevent years of devastating symptoms? This possibility is no longer a distant dream — it’s becoming a reality with the power of artificial intelligence and EEG technology.
By Elisabeth Rosenthal – The No Surprises Act, which took effect in 2022, was rightly heralded as a landmark piece of legislation, which “protects people covered under group and individual health plans from receiving surprise medical bills,” according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. And yet bills that take patients like Chen by surprise just keep coming.
By Jim Younkin – While Americans have generally embraced consumer technologies like smartphones and social media, healthcare AI is proving to be different. Consumer technologies typically gain widespread adoption despite initial concerns, but healthcare AI faces deeper skepticism from both providers and patients.