“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…
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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…
Regional Extension Centers Contracts to be Awarded
HIT Regional Extension Centers Established The ONC posted notice and request for comment in the Federal Register, May 28, 2009 for the establishment of Regional…
First meeting of the HIT Standards Committee
Health IT (HIT) Standards Committee Established In 2009,the ARRA also provides that the HIT Standards Committee be created under FACA and charged with making recommendations…
First meeting of the HIT Policy Committee
Health IT Policy Committee Established In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides that the Health IT (HIT) Policy Committee be…
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius confirmed as Secretarty of HHS
Sebelius Sworn in as Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
David Blumenthal, MD Named Head of ONC
Blumenthal will lead efforts of $19 billion in HITECH Act  funding David Blumenthal, MD, MPP from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School was named the national…