The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is announcing awards of nearly $9 million to strengthen and expand the mental health and substance use workforce in underserved and rural communities.
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DirectTrust™, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance focused on furthering trust in healthcare data exchange through standards, accreditation, and other services, announced a 60-day public comment and review period of the draft criteria for its updated suite of Registration Authority accreditation programs.
With recent advances in augmented intelligence, the American Medical Association House of Delegates adopted policy during its Annual Meeting calling for greater regulatory oversight of insurers’ use of AI in reviewing patient claims and prior authorization requests.
CRISP Shared Services, the nonprofit providing innovative and industry-leading technology and other critical collaborative support services to health information exchanges across the nation, has named Marc Rabner, MD, MPH as its first-ever chief medical officer.
Cleveland Clinic announced the appointment of Vickie Eaton Johnson as the global health system’s inaugural Chief Community Officer. She will be a member of the executive team and lead community strategy for the entire organization.
As the nation honors their dedication and sacrifice during National Nurses Week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of more than $78 million in grants to support workforce training programs in 17 states and address staffing challenges nursing professionals face in the care economy.
ONC released a NPRM for public comment on proposals to implement certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act and make several enhancements to the ONC Health IT Certification Program to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of EHI.
The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health information exchange, launched the Consumer Voices Workgroup to understand first-hand from consumers the barriers they face accessing, using, and sharing their health information and to inform strategies to address the barriers.
The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) serving Medicare patients will grow slightly in 2023, according to data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.