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Health IT Now Executive Director Joel White called the information blocking delay "stunning." Plus, an ex-Cerner executive lands at Livongo.

President Trump's opioid plan includes a nationally interoperable PDMP, a provision that drew support from health IT and drug experts.

A new alliance spearheaded by Health IT Now aims to leverage technology and data to combat the opioid crisis.

Health IT Now Executive Director Joel White writes that interstate prescription data sharing is "like using a walkie-talkie and an iPhone."

The House unanimously passed a the VETS Act on 2017, which would allow physicians to practice telemedicine across state lines.

The Medical Board of California was the only group to raise concerns about the VA's rule that would allow physicians to practice across state lines.

President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency, which opens up access to telemedicine addiction treatment.

A new VA proposed rule would override state licensing restrictions, allowing physicians to treat patients anywhere in the country via telehealth.

Two days after it was introduced, a bill that would make telehealth coverage a core part of MA plans sailed through a House committee on Wednesday.

Health IT groups praised the EHR certification flexibility offered to physicians under MACRA, but some are pushing for a 2019 deadline for 2015 requirements.