--- title: Momentum for Health IT Policy and Patient Experience 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/Public%20Health_%20Medical%20Concept%20with%20Blurred%20Text%2c%20Stethoscope%2c%20Pills%20and%20Syringe%20on%20Grey%20Background_%20Selective%20Focus_-1.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. # Momentum for Health IT Policy and Patient Experience [BookZurman](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog/author/bookzurman) 2020-12-28 ![](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Public%20Health_%20Medical%20Concept%20with%20Blurred%20Text%2c%20Stethoscope%2c%20Pills%20and%20Syringe%20on%20Grey%20Background_%20Selective%20Focus_-1.jpeg?width=1600&height=1600&name=Public%20Health_%20Medical%20Concept%20with%20Blurred%20Text%2c%20Stethoscope%2c%20Pills%20and%20Syringe%20on%20Grey%20Background_%20Selective%20Focus_-1.jpeg) ![Public Health. Medical Concept with Blurred Text, Stethoscope, Pills and Syringe on Grey Background. Selective Focus.-1](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Public%20Health_%20Medical%20Concept%20with%20Blurred%20Text%2c%20Stethoscope%2c%20Pills%20and%20Syringe%20on%20Grey%20Background_%20Selective%20Focus_-1.jpeg?width=939&name=Public%20Health_%20Medical%20Concept%20with%20Blurred%20Text%2c%20Stethoscope%2c%20Pills%20and%20Syringe%20on%20Grey%20Background_%20Selective%20Focus_-1.jpeg) 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. - [Broadband expansion, $62M for ONC among pandemic relief package provisions](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/broadband-expansion-62m-onc-among-pandemic-relief-package-provisions) - [HHS, DOD collaborate with Merck on investigational COVID-19 treatment](https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/12/23/hhs-dod-collaborate-with-merck-continue-development-large-scale-manufacturing-investigational-covid-19-treatment.html) - [Top 10 HIMSS TV Videos 2020](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/top-10-himss-tv-videos-2020) - [How Proposed Implementation Specifications for APIs Would Help to Further Reduce Burden](https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-it/how-proposed-implementation-specifications-for-application-programming-interfaces-would-help-to-further-reduce-burden) - [Memorial Health uses chatbots to boost patient experience, streamline workflows](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/memorial-health-uses-chatbots-boost-patient-experience-streamline-workflows) - [The move to value accelerates in 2021, spurred by lack of fee-for-service payments during pandemic](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/move-value-accelerates-2021-spurred-lack-fee-service-payments-during-pandemic) - [Congress Fixes Alternative Payment Model Incentives in Year-End Bill](https://www.healthitanswers.net/congress-fixes-alternative-payment-model-incentives-in-year-end-bill/) - [Like Epic, Cerner Continues To Build On Platform Designed To Manage Multiple Digital Health Tools](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2020/12/24/like-epic-cerner-continues-to-build-on-platform-designed-to-manage-multiple-digital-health-tools/) **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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