Morning Headlines 3/27/19

The end for Obamacare? Trump administration says it will ask a court to throw out entire health law

The Justice Department won’t dispute a federal court’s decision that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional and should therefore be eliminated in its entirety.

Philips expands its radiology solutions offering with advanced teleradiology services

Philips acquires teleradiology practice Direct Radiology, whose 70 radiologists provide services to 300 hospitals, imaging centers, and practices.

‘Desperate’ risk delayed electronic medical record, meeting minutes show

Australia’s Queensland Health was so desperate to prove the financial viability of its Cerner-powered IEMR that it planned to go live at Princess Alexandra Hospital in mid-2015 even though the project was in “cannot meet objectives” status.

Alexander Says New HHS Rules Should Improve Electronic Health Records To Give Patients Better Outcomes, Better Experiences At A Lower Cost

HELP committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) says HHS’s proposed interoperability rules will provide a definition of information blocking, require insurers to give patients copies of their data, mandate that EHRs support API access, and require hospitals to send ADT notifications to a patient’s doctors.