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NewsONC launches twin pilots for metadata standards
Following an advance notice of rulemaking on metadata standards to support health information exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has announced two pilot programs to Read more...
CONNECT to undergo facelift with help of federal grant
The government has decided to continue developing its CONNECT software, which links users to the National Health Information Network (NHIN) and can be downloaded for free by private health Read more...
Digital certificates would give federal access to private providers
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking input into its deliberations about how to enable healthcare providers and other healthcare entities to obtain digital Read more...
HHS awards contract for medical identity fraud study
HHS's Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has awarded a $450,000 conract to Booz Allen Hamilton to scope out the size of the medical identity theft problem in the Read more...
Federal HIT coordination office releases five-year plan
HHS's Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT) has released its five-year strategic plan, designed to help federal agencies synch up their health IT efforts. While the plan is broad, Read more...
Study: 75 percent of states developing HIEs
A new study has concluded that three-quarters of states have begun developing some form of HIE. The study, released by the State-Level HIE Consensus Project, found that while many projects are on Read more...
HIMSS08: Kolodner expects increase in EMR use
Just in case you haven't had your fill, here's more optimism from the feds on HIT adoption. (As for me, it's getting a bit grating, as I don't see enough going on to actually make adoption happen.) Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Mayo ditches paper invoicing; ONCHIT asks for help with key HIT definitions; and much more...
> The Mayo Clinic has ditched paper invoices completely, substituting a paper-free invoicing system. Article > The Office of the Read more...
Study: States making headway on HIE privacy
Most states have made progress in establishing privacy and security standards for HIEs over the past 18 months, according to a new study. The study, which came from the Office of the National Read more...
Radical health IT changes not expected in '08
Despite widespread talk of radical changes in health IT infrastructures and business practices, at least two senior health IT leaders think we're getting ahead of ourselves, according to an interview Read more...
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