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Security and privacy issues unaddressed in Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposal garner attention at policy meeting
The Stage 2 Meaningful Use notice of proposed rulemaking (.pdf) the Health and Human Services Department published March 7 addresses many but not all of the health IT policy committee's concerns...
CMS releases proposed Stage 2 meaningful use EHR objectives
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Feb. 23 a proposed rule for the second stage of meaningful use objectives for health care providers in the process of adopting electronic
Health information exchanges need work, says ONC official
There are a few pockets of successful health information exchanges nationwide--arrangements designed to share data, enhance communications and integrate health provider networks as part of healthcare
ONC releases 5-year plan for health IT
The Health and Human Services Department's office of the national coordinator for health information technology has identified five goals that will lead to the transformation of healthcare over the
ONC floats patient summary care metadata standards
Metadata standards that could be attached to patient-downloadable summary data from electronic health records is the subject of an August 5 advance notice of proposed rulemaking released by the
Associations endorse delay in stage 2 meaningful use attestation
Several healthcare associations endorsed in a June 16 letter a federal advisory committee's recommendation that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology delay the
Big data will transform healthcare, says ONC
Big data will revolutionize healthcare, says a new five-year strategic plan from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The plan, released for public comment on
Two health IT programs crosswise, says GAO
Two federal incentive programs met through a combination of Medicare payment incentives and penalties to encourage caregivers to go digital with some aspect of their practice will overlap for three
Blumenthal: EHR interoperability won't be easy
Adopting electronic health records and making them interoperable is not going to be easy, says health information technology czar David Blumenthal . In a recent conversation with FierceEMR, he said
HHS gearing up for second round of 'meaningful use' objectives
The Health and Humans Services Department released Jan. 11 a set of possible measures that could be incorporated into the next two stages of "meaningful use" objectives for electronic health records.
