The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced additional Biden-Harris Administration appointments, building on an experienced team committed to President Biden’s mission to end the COVID-19 pandemic, expand affordable health care, and advance equity.
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The United States QHIN has launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of Velatura Public Benefit Corporation, which will use data exchange to scale and solve national interoperability challenges.
WEDI, a statutory advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the appointment of Robert M. Tennant as the new Vice President, Federal Affairs.
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The annual Black Book Research crowdsourced population health management solutions poll of 1,685 applications and technology users included administrative, financial, medical, analytics, quality and IT system users from 501 hospitals and IDNs; 721 physician practices, 80 ambulatory organizations; and 45 payers and employer groups.
A group of national leaders in health information exchange announced their formation of the Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability (CSRI). The vision of this organization is to see individual and population health improve nationwide through robust electronic health data interoperability.
ATA EDGE Policy Conference focuses on health disparities, highlights launch of Telehealth Equity Council. The American Telemedicine Association took a deep dive on health disparities at the ATA EDGE Policy Conference, exploring Telehealth’s Role in Expanding Access to Care, Leaving No One Behind.
DirectTrust has announced its Third Annual DirectTrust Summit, to be held virtually June 9-10. It will provide a robust learning and networking experience for attendees, with an array of healthcare industry leaders sharing ideas and best practices around improving health information exchange and interoperability.
The AMA announced that the CPT® code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include vaccine and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine candidate under development by Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson.