HIMSS and its partners convened 140 people for a Public Health Data Modernization Workshop at the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, where participants discussed the current state of public health data modernization; learned about one another’s needs, challenges and priorities; and forged connections within the public health community and among the public health, healthcare and IT supplier communities. 

Building on the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic efforts to make high-quality, affordable health care coverage accessible for all Americans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched window-shopping for millions of consumers to preview health coverage options available through the 2025 Open Enrollment Period for the HealthCare.gov Marketplaces.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, for several potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, following its investigation into a ransomware attack breach by OCR. Ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber-threats in health care.

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) advanced draft frameworks for how it will certify independent Assurance Labs and help to standardize the output of these labs that test Health AI models through CHAI Model Cards —  a kind of ingredient and nutrition label.