Join a Federal Advisory Committee Workgroup
ONC launches HIT-FACA Workgroup Application Database A Federal advisory committee is any committee, board, commission, council, panel, task force, or other similar group that advises…
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Policy Driven Healthcare Transformation – Virtual Briefing
Government Health IT Virtual Briefing Oct. 17 Tom Sullivan Twitter: @GovHITEditor It’s not too late to register for the upcoming Government Health IT and Policy Driven…
ONC Announces Blue Button Mash Up Challenge Winners
Blue Button Mash Up Challenge Winners On Monday this week the ONC announced the winners of two Blue Button Mash Up Challenges designed to improve…
ONC Programs for Behavioral Health
Helping Behavioral Health Care Provides Make Effective Use of Health IT The ONC Behavioral Health Initiative combines programs and resources that help providers make effective…
Health IT Jobs Growth Outpacing Qualified People to Fill Them?
CHIME Survey Shows Challenges in Meeting HIT Staffing Needs William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor I recently wrote about the substantial growth…
Building Capacity for Clinical Informatics Training
Challenges for Building Capacity of the Clinical Informatics Subspecialty William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor The new clinical informatics subspecialty promises to provide…
Breast Cancer and Health IT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Every October we turn to pink. It has become the universal color for breast cancer awareness. The Department of…
ONC Blue Button Video Challenge Begins
Latest ONC Health IT Video Contest Announced Yesterday ONC kicked off the Blue Button Video Challenge as a means to create awareness around its Blue Button initiative….
AHIMA Debuts Consumer PHR Guide
New Consumer Guide Increases Awareness About PHRs According to InformationWeek, only around 10% of patients use Personal Health Records (PHR). This is often simply because…