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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
Spotlight: ONC to launch survey on EHR privacy, security
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published an information collection request Feb. 21, outlining plans to begin a five-year survey investigating patient
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
Omnibus uses workaround to keep ONC funding steady
The Health and Human Services Department's health information technology arm will be funded at the same level this fiscal year despite a cut to its actual budget authority under a bill approved by
HIPAA haunts health IT progress
Health data exchange policies associated with the HITECH Act (.pdf) are taking shape, but a Health and Human Services Department official says providers' incomplete implementation of the Health
Big data in health IT requires new definition of 'research,' says federal advisory committee
If medical practices are to take advantage of widespread electronic health records to create a " learning health system " in which patient data is aggregated and analyzed in order to provide better
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
Health IT disparities could be focus of public-private partnership
A draft strategic plan for fostering electronic health record adoption among providers tending to underserved populations proposes a program under which vendors would offer reduced health information
ONC readies for metadata pilots
Efforts set for launch this fall should define standards for public health data queries made to electronic health records and make headway on segmenting private data in EHRs, says the Office of 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
