ONC Announces App Challenges Winners
ONC announced the Phase 2 winners for the Consumer Health Data Aggregator Challenge and the Provider User Experience Challenge. Challenge were designed to spur development of market-ready apps.
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Dr. Jon White to be Acting ONC as Washington Resigns
ONC Dr. Vindell Washington resigns and Deputy ONC Dr. Jon White will be Acting Coordinator. What is the fate of the ONC in the new administration?
A Road Map for States
By Lucia Savage & Peyton Isaac – Data shows that individuals expect to be able to access their health information, making it readily accessible and securely shared among their health care providers to support effective clinical decision-making.
How HIPAA Supports Public Health through the Sharing of Electronic Health Information
By Lucia Savage & Matthew Penn – Electronic health records provide structured clinical data that help public health workers track, mitigate, and eliminate disease. They also offer us the opportunity to improve health.
2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory Released
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA).
HHS Brings Interoperable Medication Lists to Consumers
ONC coordinated a live demonstration of consumer-friendly apps that import data from some of the largest health IT vendors in the country to allow individuals to access a consolidated list of their medications from a variety of sources in one place.
ONC Report to Congress on Health IT Progress
ONC annual report to Congress finds adoptions of health IT is benefiting everyone. Hospital adoption is at 96% and providers at 75%. We are making “great strides in a relatively short amount of time.”
HHS announces Phase 1 winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge
The Department of Health and Humans Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the Phase 1 winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge.
Revised HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool Now Available
By Ebony Brice & Nick Heesters – As we mark National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the ONC and the HHS Office for Civil Rights have jointly launched an updated their HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool.