ONC Event: Accelerating APIs in Healthcare
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET – Join the ONC as they spotlight how application programming interface (API)-forward policies and industry actions are accelerating interoperability.
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What’s Happening at the ONC – 11-06-20
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the release of the 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, an informational webinar on 11/9 about the plan, the Cures Rules compliance dates and timeframes extended & more.
Health IT as a Driver for Advancing Health Research
By Teresa Zayas Cabán – Successful health research hinges on the quality of the data used to advance discovery and needed health IT functionality. Electronic health data are increasingly available and can be a significant boon for the medical research community.
ONC Publishes Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published the final 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. The Plan outlines federal health IT goals and objectives, with a focus on individuals’ access to their electronic health information.
HIE Rundown – 10-27-20
Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.
What’s Happening at the ONC – 10-09-20
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including an extension for USCDI ONDEC submissions, ISA & SVAP comment periods open through November 9, updates to the SRA Tool & more.
Health IT Appointments, Hires and Who’s Hiring
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring and appointments include TeleHealth Solution, iSalus, LLC, AllMeds, Inc., Rx.Health, Central Logic, Gray Matter Analytics, Therapy Brands, Chalkboard Health, Saltzer Health, ONC, Diameter Health & All Of Us Research.
Tracking Physician Use and Burdens
HHS launched an initiative to measure health information technology (health IT) use among office-based physicians across the country and the ONC awarded a cooperative agreement to the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) to measure the use and potential burdens experienced by office-based physicians.
HHS Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Sharing
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced four awards totaling more than $2.7 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.