HIE Answers Health Information Exchange Group
New Group to Focus on Health Information Exchange in Stage 2 A couple weeks ago ONC Farzad Mostashari wrote a post saying this is the…
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ACOs, NIST, CQMs and HIEs in HIT News
Recovery Room highlights Health IT, CMS, and ONC News We haven’t done a Recovery Room in a while. These posts are selected information that make…
Health IT Digest Featuring Meaningful Use, Patient Portals, HIPAA, Stage 2 CQMs
This week’s posts include Patient Portals in Stage 2 Meaningful Use and more Patient Portals a Necessity for Stage 2 Meaningful Use The release of…
Future of Informatics
Implementation to Analytics: Future Work of Informatics William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair, OHSU Â Blog: Informatics Professor I am occasionally asked whether the work of…
3rd Annual Health Data Initiative Forum Health Datapalooza
Health Datapalooza 2012 The ONC has announced the 3rd Annual Health Data Initiative Forum or also known as Health Datapalooza 2012. This year’s Health Datapalooza will…
NwHIN Moving to Public-Private Model
Transformation of NwHIN by Fall of 2012 The ONC has defined the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) as “the set of standards, services and policies…
Enforcement of HIPAA 5010 Extended to June 30
CMS Delays HIPAA 5010 Transaction Standards CMS has announced a delay in the enforcement for updated HIPAA transaction standards ASC X12 Ver 5010 and NCPDP…
Todd Park Moves to New CTO Position
Todd Park Appointment to Federal CTO We have followed Todd Park now since he cashed in his millions and accepted the challenge to help HHS…
Safeguarding Health Information in Mobile Devices
ONC and HHS Privacy and Security Mobile Device Project The current Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan outlines the nation’s strategy for the health IT…