Gov’t shutdown hits HHS, ONC hard
By Tom Sullivan, Editor, Government Health IT Twitter: @GovHITEditor The resurrected phrase in Washington on Tuesday is “orderly phase-down and suspension of operations.” Midnight Monday arrived without…
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Patient Consent for Electronic Health Information Exchange
HealthIT.gov Add Meaningful Consent Tools HHS announced the launch of an online resource to help health care providers effectively engage patients in choosing how they want their…
AHIMA Foundation Study is Basis for HHS Report to Congress on EHR Payment Incentives
Application of EHR Payment Incentives for Providers Not Receiving Other Incentive Payments Advancing the adoption of certified electronic health records (EHRs) for long-term, and post…
Accelerating Health Information Exchange
HHS Releases New Strategy for Accelerating Health Information Exchange Back in March the HHS requested input on a series of potential policy and programmatic changes…
AHRQ National Web Conference on the Use of Health IT
A National Web Conference on the Use of Health IT in Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs) To Improve Patient Care When: August 6, 2013 – 2:30pm…
Weekly HIE Rundown 7-16-13
HIE Continues to Expand and Get Support Health Information Exchange (HIE) is happening every minute of every day. Your personal health information is moving and…
ONC Hosts Patient Safety Plan Webinar
HHS Patient Safety Plan Webinar Tomorrow, July 10 @4:00pm EDT The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) invites you to join…
HHS Seeks Applicants for HHSentrepreneurs Program
Apply to be One of the Next HHSentrepreneurs Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced it is seeking innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for the…
Health Datapalooza Lives Up to the Hype
News and Updates from Datapalooza IV The Health Data Initiative (HDI) was launched in 2010 by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and…