Waiting Room 12/13/09
If you don’t know we are in the final lap of the first leg of the race, you just haven’t been listening. This week and…
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What’s the Buzz?
Dr. David Blumenthal’s new blog “Health IT Buzz” debuted this past Monday on November 23rd. The first post, “Continuing Our Conversation about Health IT…”introduces the…
Look who’s blogging now
On Wednesday, October 28th, Judy Sparrow was the first to post on the new Federal Advisory Committee blog. The HIT Policy and Standards Committees are…
The Recovery Room – 10/11/09
October 1st, Secretary Sebelius releases report on how health information technology can improve health care for Americans living in rural communities. The report examines how…
Health IT Stimulus Summit, Dell Acquires Perot Systems, National Health IT Week
Our Week in Review posts are now “The Recovery Room” posts. Our idea and hope is to do at least a Waiting Room (upcoming events…
A Week in Review
For a week that had most of America asking, “what happened to summer?” and getting ready for school, you might think there is very little…
Recommendations Adopted
On Friday, the HIT Policy Committee had their monthly meeting. The usual suspects were there and the three workgroups along with the Standards Committee’s workgroups…
CCHIT Adapts to HITECH Act Requirements
Will CCHIT Become Certifying Body for HITECH? Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is a private not-for-profit organization that serves as a recognized certification authority…
First meeting of the HIT Policy Committee
Health IT Policy Committee Established In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides that the Health IT (HIT) Policy Committee be…