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ONC Releases Proposed Rule For Nationwide Health Information Exchange

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is calling for public comment on proposals for rules of the road to govern the nationwide health information network(NwHIN). ONC will use the comments to help it develop a notice … Continue reading

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Transaction Technology Critical To Meaningful Use Stage 2

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Health IT is at a critical juncture with the technical NPRM for Stage 2 of meaningful use (MU). There have always been questions about whether enough standards, implementation guidance, and policies would be expressed ahead of the huge HITECH EHR … Continue reading

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Health IT Policy Committee Cautious About Federal HIE Proposals

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The Health IT Policy Committee has concerns over some of the health information exchange requirements contained in the meaningful use Stage 2 proposed rule. At the committee’s April 4 meeting, the group hashed out some of the HIE requirements as … Continue reading

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ONC to stand up NwHIN Exchange in October

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

If you’re still trying to understand exactly what the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) is, take comfort. You’re not alone. But the canvas – often impressionistic if not downright abstract – is on the verge of manifesting a certain focus … Continue reading

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ONC Advances HIE Tools With Connect 3.3

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has made available the next version of the Connect gateway software that incorporates the most up-to date technical standards and descriptions for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN) Exchange to support … Continue reading

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ONC Chief Expects Big Year Ahead for Data Exchange

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Health information exchange will ramp up significantly in 2012 because the necessary elements of interoperability will be in place, ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, told the Health IT Policy Committee at a meeting Feb. 1. Click on the link to view entire … Continue reading

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Coalition Defines EHR to HIE Data Sharing Standards

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A band of U.S. states and technology vendors came together to create technical specifications that enable EHRs to feed into HIEs. Click in the link to view entire article written by Tom Sullivan, Editor with Government Health IT: Coalition defines … Continue reading

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