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  • Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support ‘Meaningful Use’ of Electronic Health Records
  • Final Rule for Temporary Certification Issued
  • Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities
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  • EHR Security: A Top Priority
    With the passage of the HITECH Act, Congress made health IT security a top priority. ONC is committed to making electronic health information as secure as technically and humanly feasible. That’s why ONC on April 1, 2010, launched an 18-month, multi-million dollar effort to improve the state of security and cybersecurity across the health IT spectrum. […]
  • Advancing the Future of Health Care with Electronic Health Records
    Today, we’ve taken great steps forward in bringing America’s health records into the 21st century. Widespread and meaningful use of fully functional electronic health record systems combined with a robust infrastructure for broad-based health information exchange can improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care for all Americans. As more organi […]
  • Privacy and Security
    Privacy and security are the bedrock of building trust in health information exchange. The proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy & Security Rules, announced today, are a significant step forward in HHS’s efforts to protect patient privacy rights while encouraging the adoption of electronic health information exchange.  The next phase of this proces […]
  • Temporary Certification Program
    A surgeon can’t operate without the proper equipment. A clinician can’t achieve meaningful use of electronic health records without an EHR that is designed to improve patient care and practice efficiency. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services announces today a big step in ensuring that clinicians can easily identify EHRs and EHR […]
  • Adoption of Health IT
    Introducing change in health care is never easy. Historically, adopting our most fundamental medical technologies, from the stethoscope to the x-ray, were met with significant doubt and opposition. So it comes as no surprise that in the face of change as transformational as the adoption of health IT – even though it carries the promise of […]
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  • Federal Health Care Overhaul Will Cause Shortages
    Health care reform will not succeed without an adequate supply of primary care physicians, making it incumbent upon Congress to enact policies that increase the nation's primary care physician workforce. . . . → Read More: Federal Health Care Overhaul Will Cause Shortages Related posts:Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange […]
  • Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule)
    The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology announced yesterday the release of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Applying the Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations to the Health Information Exchange (HIE). . . . → Read More: Privacy o […]
  • Health Information Exchange in Primary Care
    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will provide $36 billion to promote electronic health records and the formation of regional centers that foster community-wide electronic health information exchange (HIE). Minnesota's e-Health Law, passed in 2007, mandates electronic health record and HIE participation by all clinics and hospitals. . . […]
  • Expanding Health Information Technology Education
    American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to advance the widespread adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (HIT) by educating professionals to work in this rapidly growing field. . . . → Read More: Expanding Health Information Technology Education No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plug […]
  • State Health Information Exchanges Ramping Up
    State Health Information Exchanges and Technology Centers are getting organized after being awarded millions in federal Recovery Act funds . . . → Read More: State Health Information Exchanges Ramping Up Related posts:State HIE Regional Extension Center Recipients for Health IT State HIE, REC Recipients for Health IT A complete listing of... Related posts br […]
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  • Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support ‘Meaningful Use’ of Electronic Health Records
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR). Related posts:Final Rule for Temporary Certification Issued “Meaningful” Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exc […]
  • Final Rule for Temporary Certification Issued
    Today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued its final rule for the temporary certification program. The program establishes a way for organizations to be authorized by the National Coordinator to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) technology Related posts:Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Supp […]
  • Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities
    Today, we are pleased to announce (Word document) a new round of two additional Beacon awards totaling $30.3 million. To view the new Beacon funding opportunity, please visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/beacon. Related posts:Beacon Communities to Lead the Way Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange CDC Recovery Act Communities Putting […]
  • California Regional Extension Centers
    In California the San Francisco Business Times reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Kim Belshé said the state is naming a new nonprofit entity called Cal eConnect to oversee the development of Health Information Exchange services in the Golden State. Some of the organizations in Northern Calif […]
  • Texas Regional Extension Centers
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced an award of $35,709,106 to four Health Information Technology Texas Regional Extension Centers (RECs) to assist physicians and healthcare professionals implement statewide electronic medical records. Related posts:$267 Million for New Health IT Regional Extension Centers California Regional Exten […]
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  • Federal Health Care Overhaul Will Cause Shortages http://bit.ly/cusXI8 4 days ago
  • Secretary Sebelius Announces Final Rules To Support Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records http://bit.ly/bd6aj4 2 weeks ago
  • Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) http://lnkd.in/yF2Pyc 3 weeks ago
  • Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) http://bit.ly/cOqclT 3 weeks ago
  • Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program - http://www.hawaiiehr.com/medicare-and-medicaid-ehr-incentive-program 2010-06-21
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