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COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed

HIPAA Journal

The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. In some cases, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or financial account information, were also exposed.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

At the federal level, government agencies are at various stages of adopting ML-based diagnostic tests. For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Veterans Health Administration (VHA), operates the largest integrated health care system in the U.S.

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What’s Special About AI Risks and Remedies in Health Care?

Healthcare IT Today

The Executive Order requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an AI Task Force (in consultation with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs) to protect AI deployment. The perspective of attorneys with an expertise in health care is illuminating.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health-tech startup MemoryWell pivots, eyes new funding to roll out software for insurers Department of Veterans Affairs health system kicks off multiyear Greater Washington expansion Georgetown to open Southeast D.C. no longer calls for masks at all health care facilities to fight COVID-19, Gov.