2011 ONC Annual Meeting
Blumenthal to Open ONC Annual Meeting Dr. David Blumenthal is back to open this year’s ONC Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 17th. The ONC Grantee…
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ONC extends comment period on Strategic Plan
ONC Extends Comment Period for Strategic Plan The ONC has extended the comment period for the Strategic Plan through Friday, May 6, 2011. It appears…
HIMSS11 – Who Will Replace Blumenthal?
Neil Versel Guest Columnist Want to keep things interesting at HIMSS? Just start speculating about who will replace Dr. David Blumenthal as national health IT…
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…
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…
Calling Dr. Blumenthal
Dr. David Blumenthal is well known to our circle. He was appointed in May 2009 to be the second National Coordinator for Health Information Technology…
Recovery Room – 10/21/10
As usual, my Recovery Room posts try to highlight  HITECH news and events we think you should know about. Here are some highlights. Health 2.0,…
Recovery Room – 10/4/10
Just a short few weeks since the ONC named the first three ATCBs for certifying EHR technology, CCHIT and Drummond have given the thumbs up…