Wellness and Vaccines and HIT, Oh My!

With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it can be hard to keep up. And it may be difficult sometimes to see where the work we and our peers do is applied to help caregivers and patients.

That’s why we’ve hand-selected these recent articles our team agrees are worth a quick read affecting the world of healthcare interoperability and other related issues.

• VA, Fitbit help support Veteran health and wellness during COVID-19 pandemic
• DOD Launches “My MilLife Guide” Text Message Program to Boost Wellness
• New HIPAA Cybersecurity Law Promises Lower Fines and Audit Relief
• HHS Launches Web-Based Locator for COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Sites for Monoclonal Antibodies
• How CMS has Made Progress on Healthcare Interoperability
• New: First Standards Bulletin Released
• ONC Releases Draft USCDI Version 2 and SVAP Approved Standards for 2020
• CMS Issues Final Rule on Healthcare Technology Access for Seniors
• FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan
• A Path Toward Further Clinical and Administrative Data Integration: Health IT Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations to Reduce Burden and Improve Care
• Very Few Things Are Stopping Big Tech from “Popping” in Healthcare
• How to Prepare for Health IT Transitions and Transformations in 2021
• The Sequoia Project Launches Emergency Preparedness Information Workgroup
• Epic, Cerner and Other Health IT Heavy Hitters Join Forces for Vaccine Credential Initiative
• 'View from the C-Seat' - Recap on AI and Clinical Decision Support
• COVID-19 Communication Solutions: Vaccine and Testing Coordination
• NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Sweeping Telehealth Reforms

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