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← Older postsONC Offerring Financial Awards For HIE “Rules of the Road”
January 9, 2013While no federal regulations for a nationwide health information network are forthcoming, HHS’ health information technology office announced that is offering financial awards to groups already working to develop health information exchange “rules of the road.” Instead of federal rule-making, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged EHR, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses HIE and Interoperability Of EHRs
September 20, 2012The capability to exchange health information that is structured and coded in standard format must exist across vendor products – and not just within single vendor EHRs within a large provider system – for true interoperability, says Farzad Mostashari, MD. … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, Patient Experience, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Chief Addresses IT And Delivery System Reform
July 23, 2012The following Q&A took place on Thursday, July 19th between Richard Pizzi, Editorial Director at MedTech Media, and Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, at the Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco. During their time together, … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Healthcare, HHS, HIE, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHI, PHI Security | Leave a commentONC Launches What’s in Your Health Record? Video Challenge
July 16, 2012Officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have announced the initiation of their “What’s in Your Health Record??” video challenge, a project aimed at spurring patient involvement with their personal health record data. ONC … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Health Record | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Services, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, PHR | Leave a commenteHealth Initiative Voices Concerns Over NwHIN Proposed Rule
July 10, 2012The eHealth Initiative (eHI) has concerns that the proposed regulations for health information exchange could unintentionally stifle innovation and hinder the growth of data exchange. In a letter submitted this week to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health … Continue reading
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HIE, HIE Standards, NwHIE, NwHIE Proposed Rule, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentONC Releases Proposed Rule For Nationwide Health Information Exchange
May 14, 2012The 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
Posted in Health Information Exchange | Tagged CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Standards, HIE Standards, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentONC Chief Says: ‘Keep our eyes on the prize’
April 30, 2012The changes taking place in U.S. healthcare as a result of rapid healthcare IT adoption leave the nation’s health IT chief Farzad Mostashari optimistic – especially about improving quality, he told the audience at a meeting of the National Quality … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT Policy | Tagged CMS, CMS EHR Incentives, CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Hosting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, HHS, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan, Stage 2 Meaningful Use Rule | Leave a commentONC Chief Expects Big Year Ahead for Data Exchange
February 3, 2012Health 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
Posted in Electronic Health Records | Tagged CMS Policy, EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health Information Exchange, Health IT, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Policy, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, HHS, HIE, HIE Standards, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentONC Puts Spotlight On Mobile Security
February 1, 2012The ONC’s Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) recently launched a Privacy & Security Mobile Device project, and is at work achieving its stated goals. Click on the link to view entire article written by Bernie Monegain, Editor with … Continue reading
Posted in Health IT | Tagged Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Best Practices, Health IT Information Security, Health IT Services, Health IT Standards, Healthcare, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a commentEnvironmental Intelligence Releases September 2011 Newsletter
September 14, 2011Environmental Intelligence LLC is pleased to release its September 2011 EI Connections Newsletter. Please send your feedback or suggestions to [email protected]. Enjoy! Click Here to view: September 2011 EI Connections Newsletter
Posted in Environmental Intelligence | Tagged EHR, EHR Adoption, EHR Consulting, EHR Implementation, EHR Incentives, EHR Technology Enhancements, EI Connections Newsletter, Electronic Health Records, EMR, Environmental Intelligence, Health IT, Health IT Policy, Meaningful Use, ONC, ONC Strategic Plan | Leave a comment ← Older posts
