Empowering Patients to Access and Use their Health Information
Kicking off National Health IT Week, the ONC and HHS streamed its Consumer Health IT Summit live on line yesterday. Secretary Sebelius, ONC Mostashari,…
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EHRs, Strategic Plans, and Homeland Security
Recovery Room 9/7/11 It has been a while since we have done a Recovery Room post. In these posts we like to highlight events that…
HITECH Act is not about Reform
Sorting Out the HITECH Act Like last week’s posts on EHR certification seals, I am amazed at the feedback received on my post yesterday, Will…
Will HITECH Act EHR Incentives Be Cut?
HITECH Act and the Super Committee On August 2, the enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011 created unprecedented legislation to conclude the debt…
More on Official EHR Certification Seals
EHR Certification Seals Round Two I often wonder why I do so much research on certain subject matters. I will never stop being amazed at…
Certified EHR Systems Are Not All Equal
The Open Secret on Certified EHRs There is an Open Secret: CMS knows it. ONC knows it. Certainly the ONC-ATCBs know it. The Certified Health…
Identifying Certified EHR Technology Seals
Round Up of Certified EHR Technology Seals If you know anything about the US government, you know they have a law, policy, or a guideline…
$400 Million in Meaningful Use Incentives
Meaningful Use Incentives Dished Out Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers you are about to see are all true… As of August 12,…
ONC Requesting Comments on Metadata Standards
ONC ANPRM on Metadata Standards The ONC is soliciting comments on metadata standards through an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) issued last week. Metadata…