ONC

This week's top stories include Fitbit recalling the Ionic after at least 115 reports of the watches overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., and the ONC reporting that nearly 300 info blocking claims since banning the practice last April.

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.

The ONC chief touches on the new information blocking rules, FHIR, open APIs and how data exchange is evolving for a more robust public health response.

Dr. Don Rucker, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the ONC, discusses how ONC and CMS rules will move healthcare from a gated interaction to digitally transparent clinical care.

Terry Boch, chief commercial officer at Diameter Health, discusses the regulatory and data landscape in health tech.

This week's top stories include the ONC offering new funding for HIE innovation, a decline in healthcare M&A transactions and Medtronic's plans to buy a connected insulin pen startup.

John D'Amore, president and cofounder of Diameter Health, discusses the future of interoperability in the U.S.

Dr. Doug Fridsma, AMIA's president and CEO, discusses new ONC regulations covering full export functions.

HIMSS Senior Director of Federal and State Affairs Jeff Coughlin shares his thoughts on information-blocking, interoperability, social determinants and recently proposed rules from CMS and ONC.

CMMI Director Adam Boehler discusses the new interoperability rules from CMS and ONC.