EHR Meets UDI COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu Read other articles by this author Unique Device Identification (UDI) is a…
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Quick-Stats and Socializing Data The ONC’s Health IT Dashboard is an open government project that distributes key information and data to enable collaborative monitoring of the…
Dashboard.HealthIT.Gov Adds 100,000+ New Data Points The ONC’s Health IT Dashboard presents key information and data to enable collaborative monitoring of the impact of federal policies, programs,…
ONC Re-tests Two EHR Products After Complaints Filed Last week EHR certification made news when the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)…
ICD-10 will improve accuracy and data sharing as part of overall E-health initiative Stating that ICD-10 is an essential component to tracking more detailed healthcare…
Record Progress to Date on Adoption of Health IT Initiatives CMS and ONC yesterday posted a joint fact sheet breaking down progress made to date…
HIPAA Omnibus Effective Today The final HIPAA Omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals new rights to their personal health information, and strengthens…
CDC and Public Health Objective of Cancer Reporting Stage 2 Eligible Professional Meaningful Use Menu Set Measures Measure #5 requires EPs to have the capability…
Latest Updates from ONC on HealthIT.gov The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released a new white paper giving details on Meaningful…