WEDI is inviting providers, health plans, vendors and clearinghouses to participate in the 2014 Blue Button+ Survey. The survey asks specific questions related to use of personal health records (PHRs) in their practice or organization.
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A recent story characterized the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as both “the federal office in charge of a massive rollout of electronic health records” as well as “an office whose primary role has been cheerleader” for health information technology. Well, which is it?
To be fair, since David Brailer’s time, the National Coordinator for Health IT has had two distinct roles:
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Checking up on the ONC Today is the August HIT Standards Committee Meeting from 9am to 3 pm ET. Hear from Co-chair John Halamka, ONC…