The Patient Experience Through Health IT at HIMSS 13
HIMSS Conference – Health IT at the Right Time, Right Place We are now less than six weeks away to the start of the HIMSS…
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All the Tools in the Toolbox: How ONC Delivered Value In 2012
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:
ONC and CMS Host Upcoming Events on HIE and Meaningful Use
Mark your calendars for these ONC and CMS events HIE Governance Town Halls – February 14, 2013, 3:00 – 4:30pm ET. National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC)…
National Coordinator Looks to Vendors for Improving Patient Safety
HHS Stops Short Of Calling For Safety Regulations By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News The Obama administration last Friday urged cooperation between software companies and caregivers to…
A Year of Health Information Technology on Twitter
Top Twitterers in Health Information Technology On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turtle doves… On day two of…
Is “Meaningful Use” Delivering Meaningful Results?
An Examination of Health Information Technology Standards and Interoperability On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation of the Committee on Science,…
Industry Responds to GOP Letter Stating Cease EHR Incentives
Reactions to Call for HHS to Stop EHR Incentives In a letter dated October 4th, four GOP Congressional Committee Chairmen wrote to HHS Secretary Sebilus…
Stage 2 Meaningful Use – Patient Engagement and HIE
Stage 2 Emphasis on Patient Engagement and Health Information Exchange By Brian Ahier, Healthcare, Technology& Government 2.0 Some of the most important changes in the…
Meaningful Use Stage 2: A Giant Leap in Data Exchange
Meaningful Use Stage 2 and HIE Highlights Dr. Farzad Mostashari National Coordinator for Health Information Technology HealthIT Buzz The CMS and ONC Meaningful Use Stage 2 rules we just…