Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology news from FierceHealthIT
NewsSurescripts will test, approve EHR modules
Suresripts has been named by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology as the sixth organization that can test and approve certain electronic health records modules Read more...
Blumenthal: Health IT is key to health reform
It's been a busy year in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and for health IT in general. "It's been a whirlwind of activity. Many of you have spent many Read more...
White House panel wants common language for HIE
A White House advisory commission is calling on CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to adopt a "universal exchange language" to help simplify and Read more...
'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 Read more...
New York state plans nation's largest HIE
The state of New York hopes to build the nation's largest health information exchange with $129 million in state and federal funding. In a plan submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Read more...
ONC removes 'erroneous' specification in final EHR certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has moved to correct some incorrect information in the final rule for certification of electronic health records, taking out Read more...
ONC official discusses 'Beaconology' for local health IT communities
The 17 "beacon communities" designated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology are intended to outfit consumers and providers alike with the tools to help Read more...
Meaningful use is like 'fire, ready, aim" in absence of HHS guidance
This may be the best characterization we've heard of the current HHS strategy for providers to achieve meaningful use of health IT and thus qualify for federal EMR subsidy payments: "It's a bit like, Read more...
Blumenthal, Berwick call meaningful use a 'starting point' for a better health system
Two government officials who have been at the forefront of health IT implementation and quality improvement for years call last month's publication of the standards for "meaningful use" of EHRs a Read more...
HHS taking comments on planned National Health Security Strategy
Interoperability of health data is more than just a convenience for patients and providers. It could be a matter of national security. HHS is accepting public comments on the first set of details for Read more...
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