Who is Using the ONC Health IT Curriculum?
There is a Wide Audience William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor Who are the users of the Office of the National Coordinator…
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ONC Annouces Proposed Rule for 2015 Edition Certification
Next edition of electronic health record technology certification criteria issued Communication from ONC: Progress by HHS increases interoperability and supports clinical and delivery reforms The…
Advice to the New National Coordinator
Fragile Times Now That HITECH Funding Has Passed By John Halamka, MD Karen DeSalvo started as the new National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology on…
CCHIT Exiting ONC Certification Business
CCHIT No Longer Accepting Certification Applications In a letter to their customers, Alisa Ray, Executive Director of CCHIT announced a change in their strategic direction. Effective…
CMS and ONC Propose New Timeline for EHR Incentive Program
Industry Reacts to Proposed Changes In a joint statement from CMS and ONC last Friday, they laid out the proposal for changes to the EHR…
Rethinking Certification
Current Certification Criteria are Overly Burdensome By John Halamka, MD As stakeholders in payer, provider, and government communities debate the optimal timing of ICD10, Meaningful…
EPCS 101 with InfoGard Expert Steve Wilson
My Q&A with Steve Wilson on EPCS By Jim Tate, EMR Advocate Meaningful Use Audit Expert Twitter: @JimTate, eMail: audits@emradvocate.com The ability of providers to…
Quality Measurement 2.0
Clinical Quality Measures a Problem Spot in Certification By John Halamka, MD I’ve written several posts about the frustrating aspects of Meaningful Use Stage 2…
November HIT Policy Committee Reports of 2014 Edition Vendors
HIT Policy Committee Meeting The Health IT (HIT) Policy Committee was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and charged with making recommendations to…