Twitter Challenge to Track Public Health Trends
ONC #Health in My Community Challenge In September 2009 President Obama outlined and initiated his Strategy for American Innovation. He called on agencies to “increase…
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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…
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…
Practices Are Vulnerable to Failing EHRs
What Should You Do with a Failing EHR? Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions Author: Keys to EMR/EHR Success Unfortunately, you need to protect your practice and…
Field of Quality Measures at Critical Juncture
The Melody Of Quality Measures: Harmonize And Standardize By Thomas Tsang, MD and Faraz Ahmad, MD With unsustainably high costs and tremendous gaps in quality…
Meaningful Use Webcast Transitions to Internet Radio
Last week at HIMSS we transitioned our weekly MU Live! webcast to the Internet radio station HealthcareNOWradio.com. MU Live! debuted last July as a thirty minute talk…
Will Patients Opt-out of HIEs Over Privacy Concerns?
Health Information Exchanges and Privacy What if everyone opts out? America has a love hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand we love…
Million Hearts Initiative and American Heart Month
HHS and ONC Initiatives Since 1963, Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month.” Heart disease is the leading cause of death…
Health Care Sector Creates Most Jobs this Decade
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of February 10th This information was…