#ONC2016 Hashtag Highlights – Day 1 and 2
Our Storify story on the first and second day of this year’s ONC Annual Meeting. The three day event took place in Washington DC on May 31 through June 2. Here are some #ONC2016 highlights.
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Historic Release of Data Gives Consumers Unprecedented Transparency
Transparency on the Medical Services Physicians Provide and How Much They Are Paid As part of the Obama administration’s work to make our health care…
Dr. Karen DeSalvo Named New ONC Chief
New Orleans Health Commissioner Joins HHS In a letter from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to her staff, she announced that Dr. Karen DeSalvo will become…
HHS Awards $55.5 Million to Bolster America’s Health Care Workforce
More Than 270 Grants Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius  announced $55.5 million in funding awarded in FY 2013 to strengthen training for…
Contingent of GOP Senators Ask HHS for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Extension
Senators Seek One Year Extension for Providers Not Ready for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Last week 17 U.S. Republican senators, led by John Thune (R-SD),…
Good News on Innovation and Health Care
By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services A recent New York Times column, Obamacare’s Other Surprise, by Thomas L. Friedman echoes what we’ve been…
HHS Reports Providers’ Use of Health IT Doubles Since 2012
More than half of America’s doctors have adopted electronic health records HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than half of all doctors and…
Six Senators Question Decisions to Date on Path to Health IT Adoption
Senators Seek to Re-examine CMS, ONC Decisions On Health IT Advancement Ahead of today’s Congressional hearing on Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed 2014 budget,…
AHA Open Letter to HHS Asks for Collaboration on EHR Issues
Letter Seeks Action to Improve EHR Implementation and Billing Services Issues On Monday of this week the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent an open letter…