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STAT reports on the negative impact recent cuts at HHS are having on HRSA’s efforts to modernize the Uniform Data System, a data-reporting system that community health centers use to prove that they’re spending government money wisely, and that the government in turn uses to allocate resources to facilities most in need.
The UDS+ effort has been several years in the making, spearheaded by HRSA, ASTP/ONC, and a steering committee of providers and health IT vendors. The upgraded system, which was scheduled for its first test run next month, seems to have been effectively shelved as HRSA gets folded into the Administration for a Healthy America.
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Jordan Oelschlager (Vault Health) joins AristaMD as SVP of strategic development.
Announcements and Implementations
AristaMD launches SpecialtyCare360, a suite of services for primary care physicians that encompass evidence-based care plans, virtual care options, care coordination, health coaching, and analytics.
Oak Orchard Health (NY) implements Sunoh.ai’s AI medical scribe software.
Health Catalyst announces GA of Ignite Spark data and analytics software for smaller hospitals and multi-site practices.
Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic (LA) implements Epic across its five locations.
Government and Politics
In North Dakota, the VA Fargo Health Care System will open an ATLAS site at the Burke County Veterans Service Office, giving veterans the ability to virtually consult VA providers.
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Kidney care provider DaVita works to recover from a weekend ransomware attack that encrypted some of its systems. The outpatient dialysis center company operates 2,657 centers in the US.
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