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CIOs give HIE initiatives low grades, partially blame ONC
Current efforts to organize health information exchanges receive low marks from CIOs, according to a recent survey by healthsystemCIO.com. Ninety-two percent of responding CIOs said that local,
Renamed Direct Project to demonstrate email-like secure messaging
NHIN Direct, we hardly knew thee. The health information exchange protocol to help small physician practices participate in the Nationwide Health Information Network and achieve a key "meaningful
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
EMR development debate focuses on standards, competition
Lest anyone think the issue has been settled, national health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal says there is a "raging debate" in scientific and policy circles about whether standards or
AHA, group purchasers ask Blumenthal to include supply-chain management in EHR standards
We're finding more and more that electronic health records, as defined by the standards for "meaningful use," are far less than comprehensive. Mental health providers, with the exception of
HHS mostly gets meaningful use right
In case you hadn't heard--and if you hadn't, shame on you (or good for you for taking a vacation)--the final rules for "meaningful use" of EMRs came out last week . As readers of FierceEMR know, I got
ONC will have NHIN Direct HIE standards for small providers ready for testing this fall
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology this summer is wrapping up data transmission protocols and other technical details for NHIN Direct, the health information
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
Report calls for VA to continue on open-source track with VistA upgrade
As the Department of Veterans Affairs modernizes its successful but aging Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VistA) clinical system, an IT industry group is recommending
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.
