Federal Health Policy Update for August 15

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for August 9-15.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Department of Health and Human Services To advance its implementation of the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), HHS has published a proposed regulation that would amend and update its Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation.  The proposed regulation would require health care organizations that contract with HHS to comply with standards for data exchange adopted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology [...]