CMS Schedules National Provider Call on EHR Incentives
Upcoming National Provider Call on EHR Incentives and other news This week’s Friday Recovery Room looks at news and announcements we thought you should know…
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National eHealth Collaborative takes on HIE Learning
Join a NeHC Workgroup The National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) defines itself as a public-private partnership that enables secure and interoperable nationwide health information exchange to…
Proposed ICD-10 Delay of Compliance Date for One Year
Comment Period Ends for HHS Proposed Rule Comment period for the HHS proposed rule published on 4/17/12 comes to an end today. The proposal among…
National Nurses Week 2012
Nurses and Health IT Initiatives In 1954, 100 years after Florence Nightingale’s mission to Crimea, the first National Nurse Week was observed in October. In…
ONC Video Challenge and HHS Awareness Month on Blood Pressure
ONC Extends Video Challenge Deadline to May 16 May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and Stroke Awareness Month. According to HHS observing both…
Todd Park Moves to New CTO Position
Todd Park Appointment to Federal CTO We have followed Todd Park now since he cashed in his millions and accepted the challenge to help HHS…
Safeguarding Health Information in Mobile Devices
ONC and HHS Privacy and Security Mobile Device Project The current Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan outlines the nation’s strategy for the health IT…
Delaying ICD-10
ICD-10 Compliance Date in Question On February 16th Secretary Sebilus of HHS announced they will “initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain…
Million Hearts Initiative and American Heart Month
HHS and ONC Initiatives Since 1963, Congress has required the president to proclaim February “American Heart Month.” Heart disease is the leading cause of death…