--- title: HiMSS Pays Up; HHS Secretary Confirmed by Senate description: At BookZurman, our team has hand-selected these recent articles highlighting key developments within the healthcare IT space that are worth a quick read. image: https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/business%20documents%20on%20office%20table%20with%20smart%20phone%20and%20laptop%20computer%20and%20graph%20financial%20with%20social%20network%20diagram%20and%20three%20colleagues%20discussin.jpeg --- ![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg) [![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg "Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions")](https://www.bookzurman.com/) - Healthcare Solutions - By Sector - [Private](https://www.bookzurman.com/private-sector-healthcare-it-systems) - [Federal](https://www.bookzurman.com/public-health-it-systems) - By Solution - [Informatics Architecture](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-data-solutions) - [Clinical Decision Support](https://www.bookzurman.com/clinical-decision-support-tools) - [Standards and Interoperability](https://www.bookzurman.com/interoperability-in-healthcare) - [Care Coordination](https://www.bookzurman.com/care-management-solutions) - [Consulting](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-it-consulting-services) - [Blog](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog) - About Us - [About BZ](https://www.bookzurman.com/about) - [Partners](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-standards-community-partners) - [Contact Us](https://www.bookzurman.com/contact-us) [GET INDEPENDENT ADVICE](https://www.bookzurman.com/get-independent-advice) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # HiMSS Pays Up; HHS Secretary Confirmed by Senate [BookZurman](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog/author/bookzurman) 2021-03-22 ![](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/business%20documents%20on%20office%20table%20with%20smart%20phone%20and%20laptop%20computer%20and%20graph%20financial%20with%20social%20network%20diagram%20and%20three%20colleagues%20discussin.jpeg?width=1600&height=1600&name=business%20documents%20on%20office%20table%20with%20smart%20phone%20and%20laptop%20computer%20and%20graph%20financial%20with%20social%20network%20diagram%20and%20three%20colleagues%20discussin.jpeg) With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it can be hard to keep up and difficult to see where the work that we, and our peers, do is being applied to help caregivers and patients.  That's why we've hand-selected these recent articles featuring the world of healthcare interoperability and other related issues that our team finds to be worth a quick read. **VA, EHRM** - [VA Launches Strategic Review, Considers Schedule Changes Amid Concerns With New EHR](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2021/03/va-launches-strategic-review-considers-schedule-changes-amid-concerns-with-new-ehr/) - [Federal AI Diagnostics Research Advanced During COVID-19](https://governmentciomedia.com/federal-ai-diagnostics-research-advanced-during-covid-19) - [Bipartisan Group of Senators Ask VA to Rank and Prioritize Unfunded IT Projects](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2021/03/bipartisan-group-of-senators-ask-va-to-rank-and-prioritize-unfunded-it-projects/) ****Federal**** - [Senate Narrowly Confirms Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/xavier-becerra-confirmation-vote/index.html) - [HHS Awards HIE Funding to Boost Patient Data Exchange in Texas](https://ehrintelligence.com/news/hhs-awards-hie-funding-to-boost-patient-data-exchange-in-texas) **SDOs & Other Organizations** - [$2.8M Deal Ends Suit Over Pocketed Health Trade Show Fees](https://www.law360.com/classaction/articles/1364367/-2-8m-deal-ends-suit-over-pocketed-health-trade-show-fees) **Healthcare Topics** - [Clinical Data Sharing Improves Quality Measurement and Patient Safety](https://academic.oup.com/jamia/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jamia/ocab039/6169467) - [IFHIMA White Paper Fosters ICD-11 Planning, Adoption Around World](https://journal.ahima.org/ifhima-white-paper-fosters-icd-11-planning-adoption-around-world/) - [Embedding Health Equity as a Patient Safety, Clinical Quality Issue](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/embedding-health-equity-as-a-patient-safety-clinical-quality-issue) - [Half of Providers Don’t Utilize Health Information Exchange](https://ehrintelligence.com/news/half-of-providers-dont-utilize-health-information-exchange) - [Optimized EHR Flowsheets Found to Reduce Clinician Burden, Burnout](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/optimized-ehr-flowsheets-found-reduce-clinician-burden-burnout) - [Why is it so Hard to Build Government Technology?](https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/17/1020811/better-tech-government-pandemic-united-states/) **International** - [Great North Care Record and Cerner Achieve 'First-of-Type' for Unscheduled Care](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/emea/great-north-care-record-and-cerner-achieve-first-type-unscheduled-care) **Connect the Dots with BookZurman** BookZurman’s team of multidisciplinary, highly specialized experts continue to drive progress and innovation in the healthcare IT community. 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