A Call To Action for a Nationwide Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure
New ONC Paper Released By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc Today we are pleased to release Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A…
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PHR Ignite Demonstrates Exchange of Consumer Health Information
Personal Health Records By Caroline Coy, MPH/Program Analyst, State HIE Program For Shannon Parker, a mom in Salem, Oregon, having access to a Personal Health Record…
Health IT: Improving Access and Driving Change in Healthcare for Communities of Color
Disparities Remain in the Rate of Health IT Adoption By Dominick Mack,MD, MBA / Executive Medical Director, GA-HIT Extension Center, Co-Director, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School…
A Robust Health Data Infrastructure
A Report by JASON By Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc – National Coordinator, ONC On April 16th HHS posted a report by JASON, an…
CHPL Undergoes Changes
ONC Certified Health IT Product List Enhancements – Capability Tag By Scott Purnell-Saunders, Program Analyst at HHS The ONC Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL)…
Transforming Veterans’ Care in Rural Practices Using Health IT
Transforming Veterans’ Care in Rural Practices Using Health IT By Leila Samy / Rural Health IT Coordinator, ONC , and Gina Capra / Director, Office of Rural…
Practical Playbook Merges Public Health/Primary Care Using Health IT
Marrying Public Health and Primary Care Coordination By Brett Coughlin, Health Information Specialist, ONC Marrying public health and primary care coordination to improve population health using…
Identify and Address Unsafe Conditions Associated with Health IT
ONC Health IT Guide Published Kathy Kenyon, JD / Senior Policy Analyst and Steven Posnack / Director Federal Policy Division, ONC When front line clinicians confront a…
Over 1000 CAHs and Small, Rural Hospitals Meet the Meaningful Use Challenge
Mat Kendall, MPH / Director, Office of Provider Adoption Support , and Leila Samy / Rural Health IT Coordinator, ONC Last year, we issued a nationwide challenge to see 1000…