“You Never Want to Go Back”: The Promise of Health IT
On Friday, October 14, 2016, Dr. Vindell Washington delivered a keynote address at the Association […]
Search results for: information blocking
The Federal Strategy For Collecting, Sharing, And Using Electronic Health Information
Making our nation’s health and wellness infrastructure interoperable is a top priority for the Administration, […]
Passing the Baton
At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2021, I became the National Coordinator for Health Information […]
Women’s Health and Implementing the 21st Century Cures Act
As we celebrate Women’s Health Week, we wanted to share some of the ways that […]
Improving Information Sharing and Patient Safety: Hear from ONC’s Rachel Nelson
Rachel Nelson is the compliance and administration branch chief in ONC’s office of policy, regulatory […]
A New Day for Interoperability – The Information Blocking Regulations Start Now
Enacted by Congress over four years ago through Section 4004 of the 21st Century Cures […]
Health Information Exchange: From Standards to Practice
The recent release of the Stage 2 Meaningful Use final rule includes an important requirement: […]
ONC’s Proposed Rule will Connect People to their Care
Today, I am pleased to announce the release of ONC’s proposed rule to implement provisions […]
New Study Shows Patients Prefer Immediate Access to Test Results and have Unmet Information Needs
A recent study of 8,000 patients that accessed their test results via an online patient […]
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 […]