HIT Policy Committee Update on Meaningful Use
All ears and eyes are focussed on the HIT Policy Committee for their update on Meaningful Use. The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) ARRA…
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Health Information Technology Symposium at MIT
The week will appear short as everyone will be looking towards the July 4th holiday. Congress will be on recess the whole week. Obama will…
HIT Policy and HIT Standards Committees hold Meetings
This week brings us more from the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT). The HIT Policy Committee will close the public comment…
Obama speaks to AMA
Obama Speaks on Health Care Reform “Make no mistake: the cost of our health care is a threat to our economy. It is an escalating…
Meaningful Use Workgroup Created
HIT Policy Committee Establishes Meaningful Use Workgroup .. In the May HIT Policy Committee meeting 3 primary areas were determined and workgroups were created. These…
Meaningful Use Recommendations from HIT Policy Committee
HIT Policy Committee on Meaningful Use Definition .. Two big events this week, no doubt what everyone will be talking about. Monday, Obama will be speaking…
“Meaningful Use” Recommendations from Selected Groups
Leading Associations Weigh in on Meaningful Use Requirements .. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recommends: To ensure continuity, recognize CCHIT as the certifying…
“Meaningful Use” to be Defined Soon
Meaningful Use of Certified EHR .. ONCHIT Deputy National Coordinator, Charles Friedman spoke at the Government Health IT Conference today stating a formal definition of…
CCHIT Adapts to HITECH Act Requirements
Will CCHIT Become Certifying Body for HITECH? Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is a private not-for-profit organization that serves as a recognized certification authority…