AHA urges ONC slow health IT certification overhaul to protect patient safety and support rural hospitals during transition to FHIR standards.

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 ...

Patient engagement. Information blocking. Interoperability. These buzz words are flying around the health information technology (HIT) world as the Trump administration starts to make its mark on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As artificial intelligence tools continue to advance, the transformative potential in healthcare is becoming increasingly clear. Historically, much of the focus has been on validating algorithms in ...

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 ...