HHS Makes Progress on Health IT Safety Plan with Release of the SAFER Guides
New Tools Will Help Providers and Health IT Developers Make Safer Use of EHRs The following is email communication from the ONC. A new set…
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ONC Webinar on Health IT and Patient Safety
ONC Webinar Tomorrow When: Friday, January 10th, 1pm ET Registration Required. The Office of the National Coordinator invites you to participate in an upcoming webinar…
HIT and Healthcare Pop Quizzes
Do You Know Your Stuff? What do you know about HITECH, HIPAA, or ACA? Here are some quizzes that will test your knowledge or correct…
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…
ONC Highlights A Year in Review – Sixth Day of Christmas
2013 Highlights of the ONC On the 6th Day of our 12 Days of Christmas Posts, we turn our attention to the ONC. And speaking…
ONC Patient Matching Stakeholder Meeting on Monday
Register Today Space is Limited The ONC Patient Matching Stakeholder Meeting When: Monday, December 16, 2013 from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm Where: Patriots Plaza…
Identify and Address Unsafe Conditions Associated with Health IT
ONCÂ Health IT Guide Published Kathy Kenyon, JD /Â Senior Policy Analyst and Steven Posnack / Â Director Federal Policy Division, ONC When front line clinicians confront a…
ONC Releases Study on Ability of Exchanging Labs and Rxs
Majority of ambulatory physicians had capability to exchange prescription and laboratory data in 2011 Communication from Peter Ashkenaz, ONC Office of Communications A new study…
Advice to the Next National Coordinator
COMMENTARY Dr. John Halamka, MD, MS Life as a Healthcare CIO Twitter: @jhalamka Over the next few months, Jacob Reider will serve as the interim National…