Legislation

Authors from Flare Capital discuss why policy matters for health innovation.

Also: Solv wraps up a $45 million Series C funding round, and Singapore-based Homage secures $30 million.

“I think those APIs for consumers will be as transformative as APIs have been for music, in printing, in travel, in banking and retail,” said Dr. Don Rucker, former ONC National Coordinator for Health IT, at a HIMSS21 lightning session.

This week's top stories include cybercriminals finding new ways to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem, the CMS expecting a 5% increase in Medicare Part D average premiums, and WellSky acquiring Healthify.

As the delta variant spreads in the U.S., Yelp will let businesses share information on vaccination requirements for customers and whether staff are vaccinated.

Two months since the ONC rules took effect, many healthcare organizations are still sorting out the IT and process changes they require. Mark Segal of Digital Health Policy Advisors details how to avoid looming penalties.

This week's top stories include President Biden allocating funds for pandemic preparedness, expanding affordable care and bolstering cybersecurity; and the PharmaStars accelerator bridging pharma and digital health.

Patient and providers are looking to remote monitoring for the future, but incentive structures fall short. 

Healthcare provider organizations need to be ready for the proposed new HIPAA rules, says Rita Bowen, vice president of privacy, compliance and HIM policy at MRO.

This week's top stories include the Patient ID Now coalition pushing for a national patient ID strategy, President Biden looking to lower ACA premiums and drug costs, and Accolade moving into the telemedicine space with PlushCare acquisition.