A letter from the guest editor introduces this year’s Health Information Technology issue, which explores 4 key themes driving health care’s digital transformation from basic automation to ...

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 ...

Federal health IT committee resume scheduled for Feb. 19 to advise HHS on health data policies and interoperability standards.

Thomas Keane, M.D., has been tapped to lead health IT policy at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On Tuesday morning, HHS announced that it appointed Keane to be the second Assistant ...

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 ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has been renamed and restructured, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this morning. The ...

Health information technology is transforming patient care by fostering a more active role for patients in their own health management. Advances in digital platforms, including electronic health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health information technology (HIT) use by patients with COPD was incrementally associated with pneumococcal ...

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a reshuffle of its technology, data, AI and cybersecurity responsibilities Thursday, mainly moving portfolios from the Assistant Secretary for ...

On Thursday, February 22, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomed back to Policy Spotlight Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of ...

In November, Oracle Health Information Network, a subsidiary of Oracle, was named a Qualified Health Information Network under the federal Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. The ...

A transformed healthcare system will provide the right care to the right patient at the right cost at the right time. This will only be possible, however, if the most up-to-date scientific and ...