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Extreme Makeover: ONC Edition
Mounting criticism of the Meaningful Use program, the departure of key ONC leaders, and lagging Stage 2 attestation figures have led many to question the…
What the JASON Report says about CDA
If CDA is not an adequate standard for leading the industry to utilize atomic data, then what would be better?
ONC Musical Chairs Comes at Inopportune Time for Health IT
If HHS leaders are truly committed to creating a national health IT infrastructure that supports electronic data exchange, they must work quickly to stabilize ONC…
Health Data’s Future: 6 Paths to Health Data Maturity
We’re nearing the point where we’ll be able to capture someone’s vital signs every minute of every day via Samsung, Apple, and many others. Will…
GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Meaningful use criteria are indeed shaping the industry and modernizing how health data is used, but the criteria isn’t a paint-by-numbers instruction manual. IT departments…
New ONC Leader Karen DeSalvo Discusses Priorities, Current Health IT Landscape at HIMSS14
This year’s HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition saw Karen DeSalvo, the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, take the stage and it was clear…
Preparing for the Next Decade of Health IT at the ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) held it’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2014. This marked the…
Health IT in 2013: A Year in Review
Brian Ahier takes a look back on 2013 and the significant developments in health IT. According to Brian, we made some great progress in 2013…
HIE Pilot Demonstrates Patients Can Control Privacy and Consent of Personal Health Data
Results from a pilot for the ONC shows that patients’ protected health information can adhere to consent directives throughout the HIE process involving multiple stakeholders….
