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…
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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…
CMS Year End Update
CMS Recent Announcements Keeping up with CMS these days is almost a full time job. Here are some matters you might want to know. The…
HHS Health Care Innovation Challenge Grants
HHS and CMS to Award Innovation Grants Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be awarding $900…
HIT Policy Committee reports November Health IT Numbers
Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers and facts you are about to see are all true… As of December 1st . New Jersey…
Understanding Medicare Claims Data Through Visual Storytelling
Sarianne Gruber MPH, MS SG Healthcare Analytics LLC The Open Government Initiative has me exploring the health-related datasets available on www.data.gov/health. I recently had the…