Health IT Strategy for Empowering Consumers Round Two
Thank you for the thoughtful discussion in response to my blog post “Strategy for Empowering […]
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EHR Adoption Rates Increase with Aid from Local RECs
Leaders, clinicians, and community board members of the nation’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are […]
Interoperability vs Health Information Exchange: Setting the Record Straight
One thing that I’ve learned in the government is that words matter, and sometimes, particularly […]
Health IT’s role in reducing medical errors
Two landmark reports by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) changed Americans’ perception of their health […]
HITPC Workgroups to Hold a Hearing Nov. 30 on Clinical Data Quality Improvement
Garbage in, garbage out is a familiar adage to many who work with information: If you […]
Enabling Trusted Exchange: Governing the Nationwide Health Information Network
An overarching goal for ONC is that information follows the patient where and when it […]
Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange
The CMS and ONC Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just issued represent a massive […]
Identifying and Addressing Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Priorities
Today, ONC is posting the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Roundtable Summary Report of Findings […]
Health IT is Coming Soon to a Class Near You
The HITECH Act is about more than putting computers on the desks of physicians nationwide. […]
The Future of Health Care and Electronic Records
Today, we’ve taken great steps forward in bringing America’s health records into the 21st century. […]
Public Input Shaped the Guiding Principles for Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released two notices of proposed rulemaking […]
HIMSS 2012 Interoperability Showcase Participants Get a Surprise Challenge
zLast Thursday, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari made an impromptu visit to the […]
Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM Moves Toward Patient-Centered Care Through Wider Use of EHRs
ZSubstantial evidence shows that higher adoption of electronic health records (EHR) can save our health […]
ONC Staff Tops the Agenda at HIMSS 2012
Last year, the annual HIMSS conference drew record-breaking crowds with more than 30,000 people from […]
Milwaukee Area Technical College Helps 11 Health IT Students Get Hired
When Aurora Health Care—Wisconsin’s largest non-profit health care network—needed assistance with electronic health record (EHR) […]