HHS Awards Additional Funding to RECs
HHS Funds RECs HHS awarded $12 million in supplemental funding to RECs on February 7th to further support Critical Access and Rural Hospitals. This is…
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HIMSS11 Advice From a Veteran
Neil Versel Guest Columnist I always offer two pieces of advice for anyone attending a HIMSS conference for the first time:. 1. Wear comfortable shoes….
Guest Columnist Neil Versel to blog about HIMSS
Neil Versel Guest Columnist If you have been in the Health IT industry relating to the HITECH Act for any amount of time now, you…
HAIs Still a Problem
In keeping up with our occasional public service announcements, I received an email last week from haiwatch.com on Healthcare-Associated Infections. HAIs are a recognized world…
ONC seeks comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use
An advisory panel of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) announced it is seeking comments from the public on the initial round of recommended…
ONC Check Up – 1/7/11
The ONC has come out of the gates running already this year. Here is their first check up of the new year. Just before the…
Waiting Room – 1/5/11
As everyone is still detailing their new year resolution, I thought some news of what’s to come was in order. The waiting is over and…
Getting to know the ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology(ONC) is the key to carrying out the HITECH Act and bring about EHR adoption along…
Two comment deadlines on Thursday
If you have nothing to do in the next couple of days the ONC would like to hear from you. ONC seeks comments on Standards…