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Sidelined HHS Deputy Chief Information Security Officer blasts agency, claims cybersecurity center 'decimated'

Jessica Davis | Healthcare IT News | March 22, 2018

After being abruptly placed on admin leave, Leo Scanlon opens up about his 150-day leave, “dirty politics,” and what it means for the future of the HCCIC cybersecurity initiative...HHS’ HCCIC had overwhelming support from Congress and industry leaders when it launched as part of a partnership with the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC). It was designed to take a leadership role facilitating threat intelligence and other cybersecurity related information sharing and, in fact, played a pivotal role in fighting the global WannaCry attack in June of 2017.

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Athenahealth’s Jonathan Bush: If I Were a Hospital CIO…

Arundhati Parmar | MedCity News | September 19, 2016

Jonathan Bush, the forever loquacious, occasionally foul-mouthed and mostly unscripted CEO of cloud EHR company athenahealth, got the audience cracking up at the annual Stanford Medicine X conference in Palo Alto, California when he took the stage, declaring: “Shit, I have nothing visceral or profound for you.” He was referring to the unenviable position of having to follow the moving presentations of patients and artists that preceded his keynote on Saturday...

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Brad Thompson: CDS Legislation Could Create Confusion

Dan Bowman | FierceHealthIT | July 18, 2014

On Thursday, lawmakers with the House Energy & Commerce Committee and health IT stakeholders convened on the Hill to once again discuss the role of health information technology in improving patient care...

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CDC Closes Labs After Anthrax, Bird Flu And Small Pox Scares

David Ludwig | Government Executive | July 14, 2014

Days after the discovery of small pox vials in a NIH medical laboratory in Bethesda, the Center For Disease Control announced Friday that labs connected to anthrax and bird flu scares would be temporarily closed...

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Clinical Data Registries Bill Advances In House Despite Opposition

Greg Slabodkin | Health Data Management | July 30, 2014

A bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to publish recommendations for the development of clinical data registries was approved in a July 30 vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, but not without sharp opposition from Democratic members....

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Data Sharing, EHR Interoperability Keys To Improving Clinical Trials

Katie Dvorak | FierceHealth IT | July 9, 2014

As the complexity of clinical trials continues to grow, increased data sharing and interoperability will become more important, according to panelists participating at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday...

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For Many, Obama's Promise Of Health Care Choice Does Not Ring True

Laura Koran | CNN | October 31, 2013

In her grilling on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reiterated a frequent assertion in the Obamacare sales pitch --- consumers have options when shopping for insurance plans on the health care exchanges.

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HealthCare.gov Official: Expect Glitches In November

Rebecca Carroll | Nextgov.com | July 31, 2014

There will be hiccups, but the federal online marketplace for health insurance plans is in a far better position to handle the open enrollment period that begins Nov. 15, a top official said Thursday...

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House Panel Looks to Reform FCC

Josh Smith | NextGov | March 5, 2012

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Monday started marking up legislation designed to increase transparency and efficiency at the Federal Communications Commission. Read More »

Obamacare Website Has Cost $840 Million

Sam Baker | Nextgov.com | July 30, 2014

The Obama administration has spent roughly $840 million on HealthCare.gov, including more than $150 million just in cost overruns for the version that failed so badly when it launched last year...

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To Make Personalized Medicine Reality, Path2Cures Speakers Call For Open Data Sharing

Meghana Keshavan | MEDCITY News | July 24, 2014

Breaking out of research silos and collaborating more openly will be a big step in driving personalized medicine forward, said Dr. Andrew Futreal, a professor of genomic medicine at MD Anderson...

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