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Sam Roods

@samuelcroods.bsky.social
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policy, privacy, compliance in #healthIT and health tech. posts on #privacy, DnD, albany. previously: grants, standards. opinions are my own. he/him.

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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
My NPRM letter: drafted My exchange: trusted My FHIR endpoints: live Knicks in 5
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John Lynn @techguy.healthcareittoday.com · 16/04/2026
Why Behavioral Health Can't Wait for AI and Telehealth Policy Clarity #HITsm www.healthcareittoday.com/?p=2533852
healthcareittoday.com
Why Behavioral Health Can’t Wait for AI and Telehealth Policy Clarity | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Andy Flanagan, CEO at Iris Telehealth Behavioral health providers are expanding access to care while navigating three regulatory uncertainties: When will DEA prescribing rules become permanent instead of getting last-minute extensions? Will telehealth reimbursement parity return after enforcement stopped? And who's legally responsible when AI flags a patient
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
"Are you the Fall 2025 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda? Because I'd wait forever for you." #HealthPolicyValentines
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Crafting a Tenacious D reference into my LinkedIn post should NOT be this challenging.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
If an email I send to outside counsel is poorly worded do we get charged extra? Do they just take the cost out of my paycheck? How does this work it's my first day.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
me: I don't really get the deal with Geese me after hearing "taxes" for the first time: Cameron Winter has been touched by the Hand of God
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Digital health is outpacing the regulatory guardrails designed to protect it, and patients are feeling that gap. In a new blog post with Kevin Keogh at #Datavant, we argue PETs like tokenization should be baseline for privacy preserving data use: www.datavant.com/real-world-d...
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Securing America’s Health Data with Privacy-Enhancing Technology | Datavant
As digital health outpaces regulation, tokenization offers a scalable path to privacy and trust, enabling advancements that support regulatory, patient, and consumer priorities.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
*jeopardy interview segment* so Sam, it says here you "steal niche meme templates and emerging pop culture references and adjust them for a health data policy audience" me, beaming: that's right ken.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
If I DM you this it means I’m about to completely derail any semblance of structure and purpose of the current zoom meeting
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I hate health policy Halloween what do you mean you're going as the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement before they changed the QHIN graphic color to forest green #HealthPolicyHalloween [📷 2022]
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
On Monday I joined interoperability and privacy experts in a discussion and presentation of the recent Sequoia Project white paper on #privacy and #consent.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Y'all! It's National #HealthDataWeek: a time to spotlight the issues and innovations shaping the future of health data. I’m proud to be part of a team that’s leaning into some of the most important and complex questions in health data policy today, from privacy to interoperability to AI.
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HIStalk @histalk.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Headlines: Datavant acquires Aetion - Akido Labs raises $60M - VA hopes to go live at 20 sites in 2027 - Sprinter Health raises $55M histalk2.com/2025/05/15/m...
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Morning Headlines 5/16/25 – HIStalk
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
For reasons still unknown, I’ve been entrusted to talk about state health data legislation and regulation at an upcoming Datavant webinar. 😬 #HealthPrivacy #HealthPolicy 📅 Register here (details in 🧵): webinar.datavant.com/datavant/sta... 🧵 1/
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Headed to DC. No additional comments at this time I’m just sleepy.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Wow @healthapiguy.bsky.social was right. @heyepic.bsky.social is on BlueSky.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Me, every day.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Deleted an April Fools' post I made earlier because today, of all days, is unfortunately not a day for humor and levity. The Federal government is being reshaped before our very eyes, at the expense of the individuals who dedicated their lives to public service & the vital programs they supported.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Former FDA Commissioner:
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect. Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
1/ As we move into 2025, the federal landscape is undergoing significant changes. Here's my take on what we can expect and how we can adapt. [thank you for coming to my #HealthPolicy 🧵] #FederalPolicy #FedUpdate
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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 31/03/2025
Researchers warn AI systems could soon build their successors, creating a "software intelligence explosion." AI efficiency already doubles every ~6 months, and progress could accelerate to doubling every few days. 🩺💻 #MLSky
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Will AI R&D Automation Cause a Software Intelligence Explosion? | Forethought
AI companies are increasingly using AI systems to accelerate AI research and development. Today’s AI systems help researchers write code, analyze research papers, and generate training data. Future…
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Me by the time Friday rolls around
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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Weldon out as CDC nominee, hours before he was set to appear in front of the Senate: www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/t...
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White House pulls nomination of Dave Weldon as CDC director hours before hearing
The White House has pulled the nomination of Dave Weldon as CDC director hours before heh was set to appear for his confirmation hearing.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Show of hands ✋ for my upstate NY colleagues?
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Freedom of information? How about freedom FROM information! There's been a lot goin on
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✨🌈 Home of Digital Rights Defenders @teamcommunity.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🌬️ @cendemtech.bsky.social is #hiring a State Engagement Lead! See this and other job openings in our Digital Rights Job Board: buff.ly/3BcDSOJ #TechJobs #DRJobs #JobSearch
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Breaking, from @jonathanwosen.bsky.social: Judge issues injunction blocking Trump's proposed cuts to indirect costs "It is likely Plaintiffs will succeed on the merits, rendering the [NIH] notice unlawful.” Judge Kelley wrote www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/n...
statnews.com
Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments
A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
[me, staring up at the ceiling and seeing the pieces move on the chessboard like in Queen’s Gambit] [my 6 year old, visibly flustered] daddy can you please just move
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Alright everybody, in particular my #HealthTechPolicy and #Interoperability dudes. 🚨 @kawickenhauser.bsky.social is on BlueSky! 🚨 As such I’ve updated the Health Tech Policy #StarterPack: go.bsky.app/BuKUJW4
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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Scaling back HRSN waivers comes less than a week after positive results from North Carolina's Healthy Opportunities Program were published in JAMA.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Reflecting back on my compliance career, I think my greatest professional failure was presenting this HIPAA training slide to dozens of individuals and not a *single* person picked up on the bit. I’m sorry, Joey Jo-Jo.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Packing up my office, found my Halloween 2022 #TEFCA Costume.
A child plays with a styrofoam ball with the word “QHIN” written on it.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Idk I guess I never thought parenthood would teach me how to be both incredibly impressed and blind with rage at the same time.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Big career update! Tomorrow is my last day at NYeC after 5+ years. Grateful for the colleagues, mentors & partnerships that shaped my journey in privacy & health data policy. More reflections (and meme dialogue) in my LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/samuel... #HealthData #Privacy #Interop
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Samuel C. Roods on LinkedIn: After over five years at the New York eHealth Collaborative, the time has…
After over five years at the New York eHealth Collaborative, the time has come for me to say goodbye. My last day as Privacy & Compliance Manager at NYeC will…
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
if gaitok dies we riot #whitelotus
Man riding a motorcycle while smiling.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NEW from @politico.com: For those of us living and breathing in the regulatory space, this would allow congress to conduct "batch" CRA rollbacks rather than the current process of individual Congressional Review Act resolutions. Paywalled: legislation.politicopro.com/bill/US_119_...
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
big if true.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
me after a presentation
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Open Notes Labs @handle.invalid · 18/02/2025
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 Patients and families reading their discharge summaries: A cross-sectional analysis of benefits, concerns, and implications 📖 Read the full study in Journal of Hospital Medicine 🔗 shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... #medsky
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
[yelling over club music] I said Have you been following the HHS appointments?
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Roses are red My mood's somewhat inclement 'cause following health policy This year just feels different #healthpolicyvalentine #healthpolicyvalentines
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Indirect costs facilitate private-public partnerships that ultimately drive research, technology, & innovation in a way that benefits all of us. I've worked on gov't proposals; indirect costs ensure that the people making contributions to our society can have the benefits and dignity they deserve.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Now I know we all blocked time today to watch the complete Lord of the Rings Extended Editions with Appendices, but we have something similarly as long streaming at 9:30 ET: www.nysenate.gov/calendar/pub... #medicaid #NYMedicaid #NYHealth #BudgetSeason
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
One of my *favorite* teams is now on #BlueSky: @shiftinterop.bsky.social One of Shift Task Force's founding principles, that patients have a right to request that specific sensitive data be withheld from disclosure to others, could not be more relevant. #DataSegmentation #HealthDataPrivacy #DS4P
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Open Notes Labs @handle.invalid · 05/02/2025
Amidst the censorship of many federal health websites, our recent report on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) was affected. We were able to bring this study to the public despite the interruptions. Read more from @techtargetnews.bsky.social: www.techtarget.com/patientengag... #medsky #health
techtarget.com
How can SDOH screening, data collection improve? | TechTarget
Learn about patient and provider perspectives on how social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and data capture can become more effective.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Update 2: they’re back up.
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Graham Walker, MD @drgrahamwalker.com · 06/02/2025
Numerous health websites are down this morning — hhs.gov, healthit.gov, and the most important one, the National Provider ID API keeps going down as well: npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov This one is used millions of times a day to lookup NPI numbers for providers.
npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Update: healthit.gov and hhs.gov are both down.
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Sam Roods @samuelcroods.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
May be just for mobile users, anyone else having issues?
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