Electronic Health Information Exchange Governance Framework Released
Last year, ONC issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather public input on a […]
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Health IT Strategy for Empowering Consumers Round Two
Thank you for the thoughtful discussion in response to my blog post “Strategy for Empowering […]
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. […]