The ever-changing healthcare policy landscape will witness at the federal level regulatory changes driven by the need to transform healthcare delivery, quality and innovation. Looking forward in 2024, this summary examines a number of healthcare innovation topics that have seen significant policy activity in recent years and that are relevant to healthcare stakeholders, including providers, plans, electronic health record (EHR) vendors and health technology companies.

Stakeholders should use this summary to examine existing regulatory and […]

Increased Utilization and Oversight of Advanced Technology (Including AI): As Texas health care organizations, providers, payors, and vendors increasingly adopt and rely on advanced technology to perform various tasks, certain technologies will likely be subject to increased regulatory oversight. The federal government (through various agencies) has indicated its interest in monitoring and controlling the use of these technologies in ways that may impact patients and their data.
Increased Corporatization and Consolidation: A trend towards consolidation […]