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Today the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining the proposed approach for establishing a certification program to test and certify electronic health records (EHRs).
Today the Department of Health and Human Services released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology (Health IT).
Last Friday, we argued that the Feds are obligated to assure the safety and effectiveness of electronic health records, since they are using taxpayer dollars to accelerate their dissemination (via HITECH).
This week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is sponsoring a series of demonstrations at the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase that illustrate innovative efforts to achieve progress toward secure, nationwide health information exchange across providers and jurisdictions.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has launched CIO State Network (StateNet), an online communication and resource network for healthcare chief information officers to keep abreast of state matters related to the HITECH Act and other state health IT activity. It’s a great idea and a strategic move for CHIME.
Health IT professionals from around the country will be convening in Atlanta at the beginning of March for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Annual Conference.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius probably wishes she never left Kansas.
Given the number of reports, studies, and analyses that are produced by or for the federal government each year, it’s easy to wonder how much of the time and resources spent assessing policies and programs actually yield tangible results.
Texas Medical Association (TMA) released the results of its EMR 2009 Report. There is a lot of positive data to be mined from TMA's survey, but the most interesting is the data on those physicians who reported that they do not plan on implementing an EHR.
We haven't ever met and I know you must be a busy man. Especially with all eyes on your office as you develop the meaningful use definition. I feel compelled to throw in my two cents.