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NewsONC pushing for standards to increase interoperability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is pushing hard for universal adoption of standards that will increase the interoperability of health IT applications, according to Doug Read more...
CIO: Hospitals may find it challenging to show Meaningful Use
Hospitals may find meeting Stage 1 meaningful use criteria even more challenging than expected because of variations in how particular EMRs are used, as well as the limitations of those systems. In Read more...
Most contractors chosen for ONC's HIE model, but announcement will wait
Federal officials have decided upon vendors for eight of the 11 planned contracts to develop a framework for health information exchange, but there will be no public announcement until the Office of Read more...
Is ONC being stretched too thin with insurance-exchange enrollment project?
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, formed in 2004 as kind of a bully pulpit to rally the troops behind health IT, has widened its responsibilities over time. Read more...
Reform bill sets rules on quality reporting, administrative simplification
Wondering how the newly enacted health insurance reform law will impact health IT? So were we. Fortunately, Brian Ahier, health IT evangelist for information systems (yes, that's his title) at Read more...
Initial 'meaningful use' standards to be simple, as deadline is in sight
The bad news is, everyone's a little antsy while waiting for final rules on "meaningful use" of EMRs. The good news is, HHS seems to be making progress toward defining the term that will determine Read more...
Health IT pros warn of network vulnerabilities during 'cyberwar'
Fans of doomsday scenarios, gather 'round. It may not be hackers that present the greatest threat to EHR databases, but terrorist groups or rogue regimes, a hospital IT director told federal Read more...
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