New Health IT Policy Committee Workgroup Announced
New Accountable Care and Health IT Workgroup Forming The HIT Policy Committee is forming a new workgroup on Accountable Care and Health IT. It will…
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Blue Button Patient Health Record Gets a Redesign
Blue Button Patient Health Record Graphic Design Challenge Winners Named Back in October we reported the Presidential Innovation Fellow and former startup founder Ryan Panchadsaram’s…
All the Tools in the Toolbox: How ONC Delivered Value In 2012
A recent story characterized the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as both “the federal office in charge of a massive rollout of electronic health records” as well as “an office whose primary role has been cheerleader” for health information technology. Well, which is it?
To be fair, since David Brailer’s time, the National Coordinator for Health IT has had two distinct roles:
ONC, NeHC Host Events on Patient Engagement and HIE
NeHC and ONC Upcoming Events in February The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has a cooperative agreement with National eHealth…
ONC Releases Blue Button Implementation Guide
Blue Button Advances to the Next Stage The Blue Button Initiative was launched in August 2010 in an effort to accelerate patient access to their health records….
Health IT Media Follows Stage 3 Meaningful Use
More Comment Letters on Stage 3 Meaningful Use A good number of health IT news media outlets and bloggers have been reporting on the comment…
Leading Organizations Comment On Stage 3 Meaningful Use
Comments On Stage 3 Meaningful Use Yesterday the American Medical Association (AMA), the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the…
ONC and CMS Host Upcoming Events on HIE and Meaningful Use
Mark your calendars for these ONC and CMS events HIE Governance Town Halls – February 14, 2013, 3:00 – 4:30pm ET. National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC)…
ONC Hosts Upcoming Webinar on Patient Engagement
Fostering Innovation for Patient Engagement The ONC in collaboration with the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is hosting an upcoming webinar on patient engagement. In November…