I do think there's some consumer safeguards that should be implemented,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said about the way AI ...

Lawmakers are raising concerns about whether additional federal safeguards are needed to protect Americans’ health data when it is uploaded to artificial intelligence tools, Nextgov/FCW reported March ...

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 ...

Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum/Polygon, VeChain, Quorum /Besu and Corda (R3) selected as most suitable blockchain ...

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 ...

AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.

One advantage of the latest chatbots is that they answer users' questions with context from their medical history, including ...

As medical facilities rapidly implement electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine and various other digital platforms, one glaring issue persists: interoperability. This is not a problem we can ...

In 2023, nearly one-third of immigrants who sought health care in the US reported obstacles in receiving respectful communication from their providers. That is equivalent to a little more than 10 ...

Healthcare industry stakeholders made their case to leaders in President Donald Trump's health department last week about the need to improve the nation's health information technology infrastructure.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ health IT office are tackling the nation’s data exchange infrastructure, which they say isn’t ...