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 ...

The field of information technology encompasses a variety of duties and responsibilities. IT leaders are tasked with guiding strategic vision for their organizations while also maintaining the ...

Hospitals and health systems are reimagining what it means to operate at the top of their digital and clinical capacity. As technology reshapes ...

According to a press release shared with AFROTECH, eHBCU is expanding learner opportunities through its partnership with ...

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 ...

A transformed healthcare system will provide the right care to the right patient at the right cost at the right time. This will only be possible, however, if the most up-to-date scientific and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has named a new leader at the agency formerly known as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Dr. Thomas Keane, who ...

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 ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads.” Articles in this topic will offer timely analysis of regulatory, legislative, and judicial ...

Regulators finalized an interoperability and technology rule on Thursday that aims to lessen administrative burden on providers, including through updates to prior authorization processes. The ...

Hospitals in disadvantaged areas face barriers to adopting HIT, including telehealth and HIE, due to infrastructure and funding limitations. ACO participation is associated with higher HIT adoption, ...