ONC’s Interoperability Roadmap Update
By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC On October 15, 2014 the Office of the National Coordinator…
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ONC Health IT Safety Program
Progress on Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan In July of 2013, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) published…
ONC Releases 2014 Edition Release 2 Final Rule
HHS Provides Additional Flexibility for Certification of EHRs The following is correspondence from the ONC Health information technology (IT) developers, providers and consumers will get…
CMS Releases Final Rule on Modifications of the EHR Incentive Programs for 2014
Rule Allows Flexibility in Certified EHR Technology for 2014 In typical ONC and CMS fashion, the newest final rule for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR…
4th Annual Consumer Health IT Summit
Register now for the 4th Annual Consumer Health IT Summit The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) invites you to register for…
Developing a Shared, Nationwide Roadmap for Interoperability
From the ONC Buzz By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC When we issued our interoperability vision paper,…
Critical Access Hospitals Report Challenges
Yet Forge Ahead with Advanced Health IT Capabilities By Leila Samy/ Rural Health IT Coordinator, ONC , Meghan Gabriel/ Economist, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and…
GaHIN Connects to National eHealth Exchange
Connection Paves the Way for State-to-State Exchange of Health Information National connectivity enables seamless and secure Interstate record-sharing Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN), the statewide…
Promoting Patient Safety by Managing Health IT Risks
From the ONC Buzz By Kathy Kenyon, JD/ Senior Policy Analyst , and Amy Helwig, MD, MS Everyone agrees that health IT safety is important….