Dear John,

This week, Health Affairs released an ahead-of-print article from Gillian K. Steelfisher and coauthors examining public awareness and perceptions of Oral Paxlovid and the discovery that a majority of Americans have limited awareness of the at-home COVID-19 treatment.

As we eagerly anticipate the weekend ahead, let's take a moment to see what's been happening in the world of health policy this week.

Health data startup Particle Health filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems alleging that the electronic health record vendor has used its control of patient data to thwart competition and undermine its business.

As more and more research becomes available about the current state and proprietorship of electronic health records (EHRs), let's take a look back at what Health Affairs has published on EHRs over the years.

Minnesota Data Sharing May Be Model For Near-Real-Time Tracking Of Drug Overdose Hospital And ED Trends

Riley D. Shearer et al. (November 2023)

Negative Patient Descriptors: Documenting Racial Bias In The Electronic Health Record

Michael Sun et al. (January 2022)

Electronic Health Records Associated With Lower Hospital Mortality After Systems Have Time To Mature

Sunny C. Lin et al. (July 2018)

How To Stop Abuses In Patient Health Data Exchange

Tina Grande and Deven McGraw (June 2024)

A Regulation To Promote Responsible AI In Health Care

Jordan Everson et al. (February 2024)

How To Get Health Data Infrastructure Right For This Moment Of Medicaid Transformation

Claudia Williams (January 2022)

Michael Sun on Racial Biases Hiding in EHRs (February 2022)

The Increasing Cyber Risk of Health Care Data (August 2024)

Published Today

The Digital Transformation-Data Quality Puzzle w/ Brad Ryan of NCQA

Health Affairs' Jeff Byers welcomes Brad Ryan, Chief Growth Officer at NCQA, to the program to discuss the evolving state of EHRs, who owns the data, whether providers are excited about data standards, and what opportunities could be out there as health care embraces more digital efforts and arrangements.

Redefining The Role Of The Hospital General Counsel

Sean McBride et al.

The Life And Times Of Dr. Fauci

Michael S. Gerber

part of our Health Affairs Reads series

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

It is Hispanic Heritage Month and we are highlighting Hispanic and Latino voices who have made an impact on health equity and policy.

In a February 2024 Forefront article, Jose F. Figueroa and coauthors recommend that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should continue to address factors that may erode enrollment in integrated plans, address threats to integration, and preserve beneficiary choice among high-quality plans.