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Health IT Policy Committee
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ONC work groups deliberate recommendations on MU Stage 2
ONC's Health IT Policy Committee work groups are finalizing their recommendations regarding the proposed rule for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The Quality Measure Workgroup, meeting April 23, expressed
CMS releases Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposals
Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) today announced the proposed requirements for Stage 2 Meaningful
Sebelius touts increased EHR use, no mention of Stage 2 MU
A lot of folks in the health IT community probably were disappointed today when Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, failed to announce the notice of
Concerns persist about ONC community college HIT program
Concerns remain about the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's plan to allocate $70 million in grants to five community colleges for health IT training, according to Government Health
Panel proposes delay of Meaningful Use Stage 2
After hearing numerous concerns from providers and electronic health record (EHR) vendors, the Health IT Policy Committee--in a 12 to 5 vote on June 8--recommended delaying by one year (until 2014)
MU panel considers EMR Stage 2 delay
In a discussion earlier last week, the Health IT Policy Committee's Meaningful Use (MU) work group discussed whether it would make sense to delay by one year--until 2014--the beginning of Stage 2 of
Mostashari: 'Usability,' better decision-making, key EHR success
"The goal is clear...there should be a greater emphasis on usability" for EHRs, Mostashari tells FierceHealthIT.
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) must balance the
MU panel considers EMR Stage 2 delay
In a discussion earlier this week, the Health IT Policy Committee's Meaningful Use (MU) work group discussed whether it would make sense to delay by one year--until 2014--the beginning of Stage 2 of
The privacy/security tiger doesn't have any teeth
Amid the recent firestorm of debate and controversial regulation aimed at curing the nation's healthcare system, significant effort and focus have been paid to matters of availability of care and to
'Tiger team' calls for digital authentication in provider-to-provider HIE
The privacy and security "tiger team" set up to resolve pressing issues for the Health IT Policy Committee is calling for standard authentication policies for direct electronic exchange of EHRs and
