Mary Mosquera
ONC publishes first set of EHRs approved under the temporary certification program to meet meaningful use deadlines for 2011.
Coast Guard will replace DOD system with system to integrate medical, dental, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology and patient portal modules.
Certification organizations clear 36 EHR products between them to help providers meet meaningful use requirements for 2011.
Updated tool is designed to "shine some sunlight" on the details of how insurance options actually work, Sebelius says.
De-identified data is critical for studying population health but risks of re-identification remain from records available on the Internet.
Grants will help states design electronic systems that will lead consumers through the maze of picking an affordable insurance plan.
Institute of Medicine will examine prevention of health IT-related errors for the Office of the National Coordinator.
HHS will distribute Kaiser software that translates clinical vernacular into standard data that can be shared among physicians and organizations.
Cincinnati health information exchange extends reach across Ohio via partnership with Dayton hospital association.
ONC completes nationwide system of 62 regional health IT centers designed to help health care providers switch to EHRs, Blumenthal says.