Healthcare IT News June 28, 2021
From interoperability to telehealth and beyond, an upcoming HIMSS21 presentation will shed light on the regulations and penalties health IT stakeholders should be mindful of in the months ahead.
The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries.
“In other words,” said HHS-OIG’s Andrew VanLandingham in a recent interview with Healthcare IT News, “our job isn’t to run the programs, but to make sure they work well for all Americans.”
VanLandingham, who is senior counselor, Medicaid Policy/Acting Health IT at the agency, will be presenting at HIMSS21 this summer, HHS-OIG colleague, Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs Lisa...