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From the ONC Desk, University-Based Training Indiana University’s Health IT Training Program
Dr. John T. Finnell | October 12, 2011
Describes health IT training program at Indiana University, which is funded through ONC’s Program of Assistance of University-Based Training Program.
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EHR Case Studies, From the ONC Desk Shielding My Daughter’s Heart: How Being Engaged in Our Health Care Helped My Family
Lygeia Ricciardi | October 11, 2011
Lygeia Ricciardi shares her story about how access to health information and active engagement as caregivers helped her and her husband avoid the trauma, risks, and financial costs of open heart surgery for their baby.
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Electronic Health & Medical Records Transition to EHRs Improves Breast Cancer Survivor’s Quality of Life: Pam Crum’s Story
Parmeeth M.S. Atwal | October 7, 2011
Pam Crum is a seven-year breast cancer survivor. A busy mother of two young daughters, Pam also volunteers as a mentor for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
When Pam’s cancer was diagnosed, she was pregnant with her second child. Her medical journey over these seven years has been a complicated one. During that journey, her health care providers were making the transition from paper-based to electronic medical records. Pam experienced the transition first-hand, and knows what a big difference it can make.
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From the ONC Desk, Health Innovation ONC Announces “Million Hearts Challenge”
Dr. Farzad Mostashari | October 3, 2011
On Tuesday, September 27, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, as part of the Million Hearts Initiative, launched a developer’s challenge to create an application engaging consumers in improving their own cardiovascular health.
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Beacon Communities, From the ONC Desk Health 2.0 Exchange Connects Consumer Ehealth Innovators with Beacon Communities
Pierce Graham-Jones | September 26, 2011
This past weekend, the Beacon Community Program headed to the 5th Annual Health 2.0 Conference, a leading gathering of people working to leverage the power of consumer technology to drive health care improvement. As part of the proceedings, the Health 2.0 organizers hosted the first-ever “Beacon Innovation Exchange.” Over the course of an open five-hour meeting, six of the Beacon Communities met and exchanged ideas with more than 50 consumer ehealth technology companies. They had some coordination and facilitation help from three organizations who make it their job to understand this industry – Health 2.0,
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