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The CDC and FDA halt use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to rare, severe reactions; Mayo Clinic launches new AI-powered clinical decision support platform . Also: Omada Health rolls out new physical therapy tool.Links to the stories:CDC and FDA pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine over rare blood clot concernsMayo Clinic launches remote diagnostics platform, forms 2 new companies to support itOmada's latest MSK tech empowers physical therapists to conduct remote appointments

Dr. John Sedor and Dr. Prabir Roy-Chaudhury join host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich to discuss innovation in the kidney space, especially the fruits so far of the US government's Kidney X innovation prizes. Talking points:What is Kidney X and what’s it’s missionThe Redesigning Dialysis prize competitionsThe implantable kidney and patient innovation prizesWhy has innovation been so slow in the kidney space?Health equity implications of kidney diseaseKidney disease’s “cellphone moment”Why patient-centricity is important to innovationRemote monitoring and IT infrastructure for kidney careWhat’s next for Kidney X?The kidney space is open for business — and seeking innovatorsKidney care Dr. McCoy's wayMore about this episode:The KidneyX Innovation AcceleratorHHS CTO: Opioids, open data, kidney disease are key focus areas for departmentHHS, American Society of Nephrology launch Phase 2 of KidneyX projectThe Fed’s plan for 2020? Bring long-awaited innovation to kidney diseaseHHS, American Society of Nephrology announce $10M prize for artificial kidney$10M artificial kidney prize now live via HHS, American Society of Nephrology

U.S. Anesthesia Partners files lawsuit against UnitedHealth alleging market shenanigans; Insurtech company Bright Health looks to strengthen telehealth foothold with Zipnosis acquisition. Also: AstraZeneca is teaming with Massachusetts General Hospital to create and clinically validate patient-centric digital health solutions.Links to the stories:U.S. Anesthesia Partners files lawsuits against UnitedHealthcareInsuretech company Bright Health buys telemedicine startup ZipnosisAstraZeneca working with Mass General on tech for heart failure, asthma

With his new company Transcarent, Glen Tullman and his team are looking to go through self-insured employers to create a healthcare experience in line with 21st Century consumer expectations and free of the waste and misaligned incentives endemic in the larger healthcare system. It's a lofty aspiration and one that's been tried before with varying degrees of success —  notably with the failed Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-JP Morgan Chase venture Haven.On today's episode, Tullman sits down with host Jonah Comstock, MobiHealthNews Managing Editor Laura Lovett, and Healthcare Finance News Managing Editor Susan Morse to discuss his new company's mission and game plan.Talking Points:The problems Transcarent is trying to solveMaking healthcare convenient like other industriesWhat healthcare consumers want: Unbiased information, trusted guidance, ease of accessBringing together the worlds of consumer tech and healthcare… againThe misnomer of patient engagementLessons learned from LivongoMoving toward consumer-directed, always-on healthcarePatients lack a real advocate in healthcareHow Transcarent fits into the move to value-based careHow to counteract misaligned incentives in healthcareFinding and eliminating waste in the healthcare systemLooking ahead to the future of telehealthMore about this episode:TranscarentTranscarent looks to overhaul self-insured marketAmazon Care's nationwide telehealth expansion 'may be bigger than the sum of the parts,' says firmLivongo's lead investor on what the next model of care could look likeHaven disbands, ending speculation on what innovation at such a scale could doWith price transparency an inevitability, hospitals need to start working toward compliance

WHO says the introduction of the coronavirus through a laboratory incident is “extremely unlikely”; Amazon secures EAU for an at-home COVID-19 test kit. Plus: Digital health and wellness practitioners believe their sector to be high-risk.Links to the stories: Spread of coronavirus from lab is extremely unlikely, WHO report saysCoronavirus likely escaped from a Wuhan lab, says former CDC Director Robert RedfieldAmazon lands EUA for COVID-19 test with home sample collection89% of digital health leaders perceive the industry as risky, says report

In her new book Humanizing Healthcare, out April 6th, Dr. Summer Knight leverages her experiences as a physician, an entrepreneur, a patient, and a mother of a son with cancer to present a paradigm for how healthcare can change — to be a better experience for healthcare consumers, and find better cost savings and outcomes along the way.Dr. Knight joins host Jonah Comstock to discuss some of the key ideas in the forthcoming book.This episode is brought to you by League. Talking pointsDr. Summer Knight’s story and why she wrote Humanizing HealthcareHumanizing Healthcare as a North Star for reforming all the parts of healthcareThe 3 +1 key drivers of healthcare transformationWhy humanity has to be hardwired in as technology improvesChanging the culture of care delivery and creating therapeutic alliancesRethinking the healthcare consumer as client, not patientHealthfulness hubs - an infrastructure for operationalizing care networksReforms to preventative care and healthcare financeDr. Knight’s advice for HIMSSCast listenersMore about this episode:Pre-order the bookHumanizing Healthcare: the websiteFirecracker HealthAllegheny Health Network team enhances transitional care managementHands-free voice tech helps Saratoga Hospital save PPE and ensure staff safetyWeaving Zoom into workflow and updating EHR saves clinic during COVID-19Memorial Health uses chatbots to boost patient experience, streamline workflowsCare coordination, telehealth startups merge to support vulnerable senior populationsHealth equity focused startup Cityblock lands $53.5M in fundingUnite Us raises $35M to connect healthcare with social services

AstraZeneca vaccine shows 79% efficacy in trials but is not without controversy; Everlywell acquires PWNHealth and subsidiary Home Access Health . Plus: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs undertaking a strategic review of its Cerner electronic health record modernization program .Links to the stories:AstraZeneca vaccine shows 79% efficacy in phase III trialAstraZeneca is questioned over potential use of outdated information in its COVID-19 clinical trialEverlywell forms new at-home lab testing subsidiary through PWNHealth purchaseVA to undertake strategic review of EHR modernization program

HIMSSCast welcomes healthcare privacy expert Deven McGraw, currently Chief Regulatory Officer for Ciitizen who previously served as Deputy Director, Health Information Privacy at OCR, as well as Acting Chief Privacy Officer at ONC, to discuss the forthcoming information blocking rules, upcoming HIPAA overhaul, and more with host Jonah Comstock and Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard. Talking points:Challenges of complying with the new info blocking rulesHow the new rules flip the script on data sharingInfo blocking rules vs CMS rules on APIsPatient right of access and form and format requirementsMarket opportunities created by the new rulesWhat could happen next with national privacy legislation?Defining health data for legislative purposesLooking at the upcoming updated HIPAA rulesPrivacy implications of vaccine credentialingMisconceptions about when HIPAA appliesWhat Ciitizen is working on these daysDeven’s parting advice on the info blocking rulesMore about this episode: Privacy protections to encourage use of health-relevant digital data in a learning health system (Deven's paper with Ken Mandel)Ciitizen's websiteHHS publishes final regs on info blocking, interoperabilityHIMSSCast: How providers and payers should be preparing for new info blocking and patient access rulesONC officials offer update on information blocking rules complianceInfo blocking compliance date nears: Legal experts offer toolkit to helpCOVID-19 highlights the importance of ONC info blocking rules, says RuckerHealthcare industry groups react to extended info blocking compliance timelineHHS floats major changes to HIPAA Privacy RuleHIMSSCast: HIPAA Privacy Rule proposed changes - What they mean and what to expectOffice of Civil Rights extends comment period on changes to HIPAA privacy ruleThree ways providers get HIPAA right of access wrongHow to solve the 'Goldilocks' dilemma of health data sharing?Apple requires COVID-19 vaccine passport developers to work with public health authorities

Amazon Care set to expand app-based services nationwide in the coming months; Doctor on Demand signals merger with Grand Rounds. Also: HHS releases new funding aimed at helping schools reopen and to expand access to COVID-19 testing and treatments.Links to the stories:Amazon confirms nationwide expansion of telehealth servicesDoctor on Demand merges with Grand Rounds to form new virtual healthcare companyBiden administration invests in expanding COVID-19 testing and treatments

We're getting on toward the end of the quarter, so we've welcomed back the HIMSS Government Relations team — SVP of Government Relations Tom Leary, Senior Director Jeff Coughlin, and Director for Government Relations and Health Policy David Gray — to share impressions, hopes, and predictions for the new Biden Administration. From the HIMSS Media side, host Jonah Comstock, Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard, and HITN Senior Editor Kat Jercich lead the conversation.This episode was recorded on Thursday March 10th, just before President Biden's prime time address and about a week before Xavier Becerra's confirmation vote.Talking points:Prioritizing equity and access in vaccine distributionHIMSS’s letter to the Biden administrationWhat can we learn from the American Rescue Act?Spending billions to save trillions — modernizing public healthWhat to expect when the info-blocking rules kick inThe role of the government, if any, in vaccine credentialingBroadband and health equityPredictions and expectations about Biden’s healthcare appointees, from HHS to FDAImpacts of the Democratic party’s slim majorityMore about this story:HIMSS's letter to the Biden AdministrationNew HHS Secretary Becerra urged to expand digital health accessONC chief Micky Tripathi talks public health data systems and 'health equity by design'COVID-19 relief package includes health IT expansionCompliance with ONC and CMS rules could offer growth opportunityFDA streamlines pathway to at-home asymptomatic COVID-19 test approvalMedicare for All push resurrected by U.S. House of RepresentativesHospitals and insurers applaud Senate confirmation of a Xavier Becarra as HHS SecretaryBiden Administration invests in expanding COVID-19 testing and treatments in schools and underserved communitiesBiden announces national vaccine finder website, May 1 eligibility for all adultsHouse approves $1.9 trillion rescue plan which now goes before Biden for his signature