E-Prescribing and Standards for E-Prior Authorization
Recently, colleagues have raised questions about pending state legislation related to electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) and […]
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Getting to Know Your Community College Consortium: Part 5, Region E
As part of a series on the Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Professionals […]
Achieving the Interoperability Promise of 21st Century Cures
Over the past decade, hospitals and physician offices have made tremendous gains in shifting their […]
Nurses: The Unsung Heroes Changing Healthcare
Nurses are the lifeblood of our healthcare system. Every day throughout the country, dedicated and […]
Spotlighting Our Legislative Proposals to Better Foster the Flow of Health Information
We have witnessed dramatic changes in the adoption and use of health information technology (health […]
Moving Toward Improved Care Through Information
Seven years ago, Congress passed a law to spur the country to digitize the health […]
Report to Congress on Health IT Progress
Today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued its annual report […]
When and Where You Need It Most: Your Rights to Access and Transmit Your Health Information
In order to effectively manage their health, individuals need to be able to access and […]
ONC Local Grants Announcement
At ONC, we’re making tremendous progress to achieve our goals and today, I wanted to […]
Do you have a complaint about your Electronic Health Record? ONC has a new tool that might help
Ever have a complaint about the inability to share electronic health information and didn’t know […]
A Roadmap to Improving Health IT Safety
Today, we took another important step in the national effort to help reduce possible health IT-related adverse events, or errors, with the release of the Health IT Safety Center Roadmap.
Certified EHR Systems are Affirming Flexibility
Today on our FAQ page, we are posting a revised Question and Answer regarding an issue […]
Health Information Technology: Where We Stand And Where We Need To Go
Karen DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, discusses her view […]
Health Information Exchange among U.S. Hospitals Grew Significantly in 2014
Advancing secure and interoperable exchange is a core component of the Federal Health IT Strategic […]
Practical Information From HHS About Privacy, Security and Health IT: ONC’s Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information
In the draft Interoperability Roadmap, ONC committed to helping individuals, providers, and the health and […]