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14 curated updates · reviewed against primary sources
Establishes new requirements for healthcare data exchange and prior authorization processes under the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F), establishing...
Amazon, Google, Meta, Oracle and other large employers support CMS efforts to extend electronic prior authorization requirements to self-funded health plans. Amazon, Axon Enterprise, Google, Meta and Oracle have publicly backed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' initiative to expand...
Clarifies regulatory boundaries for digital health apps that interact with prescription drugs, aiming to reduce uncertainty for developers. The FDA has finalized its guidance on prescription drug use-related software (PDURS), defining which digital health applications that interact with...
Critical vulnerability in InterSystems IRIS for Health allows attackers to view and reuse transmitted healthcare data due to TLS/SSL encryption being disabled by default. CISA has issued an advisory (ICSMA-26-295-01) identifying a critical vulnerability in InterSystems IRIS for Health where...
HHS-adjusted civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations now range from $145 to $2,190,294 per violation, reflecting annual inflation updates that impact healthcare organizations' compliance risk calculations. The U.S.
A JMIR research viewpoint advocates using HL7 FHIR Genomics Reporting standards to make genomic findings actionable in EHRs while keeping raw data in governed repositories. Electronic health record systems currently fail to represent genomic findings in structured, interoperable formats, instead...
The AMA calls for FDA to establish a risk-based framework for generative AI oversight to clarify accountability and support responsible innovation in healthcare. The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging the U.S.
New federal Medicaid work requirements and eligibility restrictions from the 2025 reconciliation law will affect millions of enrollees starting in 2026. Major federal changes to Medicaid eligibility and financing enacted in the 2025 reconciliation law are now taking effect, introducing work...
FDA official Rick Abramson argues that generative AI-enabled medical devices should be assessed using standards similar to those applied to human clinicians due to their evolving, adaptive behavior. Rick Abramson, director of the FDA’s Digital Health Center of Excellence and a radiologist by...
Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 would adjust Medicare Part D cost-sharing for low-income beneficiaries, enhance provider directory accuracy, and increase pharmacy benefit manager oversight. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Standardized FHIR interfaces improve AI device evaluation, monitoring, and real-world evidence generation by ensuring consistent, auditable data inputs from EHRs. SMART Health IT has submitted formal comments to the FDA regarding its discussion paper on generative AI-enabled medical devices,...
The Administration for Children and Families seeks OMB approval to merge the Serious Medical Procedure Request form with medical and dental assessments into a unified "ORR Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms" package, including limited health information sharing with DHS for continuity of...
CMS and VA will match beneficiary data to recover duplicate payments and improve payment accuracy under the Privacy Act of 1974, with public comment open until November 20, 2026. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
SAMHSA seeks OMB clearance for updated security requirements governing access to confidential substance abuse and mental health data, with public comment open until November 20, 2026. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has submitted a proposed information...