Advancing Adoption, Interoperability and Transformation
By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Kimberly Lynch, M.P.H./Director, Office of Programs & Engagement In February 2014 we highlighted our regional extension centers’…
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Consumer Access and Use of Online Health Records
It Takes Two to Tango By Vaishali Patel, Ph.D., M.P.H./ Senior Advisor, and Erin Siminerio, M.P.H./Senior Advisor As the saying goes, it takes two to…
ONC Announces the New Blue Button Toolkit
A Single Source for Technical Standards & Guidelines to Support Patient Access to Their Health Data By Maya Uppaluru/Public Health Analyst, and Erin Siminerio, M.P.H./Senior…
Developing a Shared, Nationwide Roadmap for Interoperability
From the ONC Buzz By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC When we issued our interoperability vision paper,…
Critical Access Hospitals Report Challenges
Yet Forge Ahead with Advanced Health IT Capabilities By Leila Samy/ Rural Health IT Coordinator, ONC , Meghan Gabriel/ Economist, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and…
Promoting Patient Safety by Managing Health IT Risks
From the ONC Buzz By Kathy Kenyon, JD/ Senior Policy Analyst , and Amy Helwig, MD, MS Everyone agrees that health IT safety is important….
National Blue Button Consumer Campaign
Launching this Fall By Lygeia Ricciardi/ Director, Office of Consumer eHealth, ONC , and Simone Myrie, Public Health Analyst at ONC At the recent Health…
Behavioral Health Data Exchange
Coalition of States, ONC & SAMHSA Successfully Piloted By John Rancourt/ Public Health Analyst, Office of Health Information Exchange , and H. Westley Clark, MD,…
Patient Engagement and Quality of Medical Records
Patients Play a Vital Role in Improving the Quality of Information in their Medical Records By Erin Poetter Siminerio/ ONC Blog Team , and Jodi…