The Real HIPAA: Care Coordination, Care Planning, and Case Management Examples
Welcome to the third blog post in our series. Blog #2 discussed how HIPAA supports […]
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ONC Announces $1 Million in Grant Awards to Support Health Information Exchange and Care Coordination Across the Entire Health System
The health ecosystem is comprised of many different inputs that impact health decision making: social, […]
Majority of Physicians Used Certified EHRs in 2014
Since the enactment of the HITECH Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment […]
Office of the National Coordinator update
On Thursday, October 23rd, Dr. Karen DeSalvo was asked by Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to […]
Resources from ONC on Becoming a Meaningful User of EHRs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for […]
New Health IT Policy and Standards Committees’ Workgroups Help ONC Achieve Goals
As part of our efforts to streamline the work of the Federal Advisory Committees (FACAs) […]
Seeking Your Feedback: Voluntary EHR Certification for Behavioral Health and Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings
The Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) has been asked by the Office of the […]
Celebrating National Nurses Week 2014
As a nurse, I am excited to kick off National Nurses Week at the ONC […]
HIT Task Force Guidance on Health IT
In September 2010, Vivek Kundra, the Federal Chief Information Officer, and I issued guidance articulating […]
Two Significant S&I Framework Milestones: the Health eDecision Initiative Close-Out and Clinical Quality Framework Launch
As you know, measuring quality and improving quality are key parts of improving health, health […]
Progress on Adoption of Electronic Health Records
New Data Shows Rapid Adoption of EHRs; Announcements of 2015 Policies Since the American Recovery […]
Enabling Trusted Exchange: Governing the Nationwide Health Information Network
An overarching goal for ONC is that information follows the patient where and when it […]
ONC Seeks Public Comment on RFI on Governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network
The release today of the Request for Information (RFI) on Governance of the Nationwide Health […]
12 Months of Health Information Technology: A Year of Momentous Progress
ONC earned its nickname as the “Office of No Christmas” during the 2009 Holiday season […]
Addressing the US Maternal Health Crisis: Your role in the ONC USCDI+ Maternal Health Dataset
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries. To address this […]