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ONC expansion adds Chief Medical Officer, Office of Consumer eHealth
Clinical initiatives and consumer engagement are at the forefront of the latest expansion within the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
Mostashari: Government should play booster role in health IT innovation
The government is no longer the main source of health IT innovation, Farzad Mostashari, M.D., the national coordinator for health information technology, told the Boston Globe earlier this week. But he outlined several ways it can--and should--encourage it.
ONC issues RFI on NwHIN governance, lays framework for nonprofit entity
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has issued a request for information (RFI) on the mechanisms required for governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN),...
ONC Health IT Dashboard offers rich data on EHR adoption campaign
A new "Health IT Dashboard" from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT presents a wealth of data about the national EHR adoption campaign in both graphic and tabular form. Included in
New ONC guide explains EHR privacy, security to providers
Privacy and security take center stage in a new instructional guide unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT this week. The guide--a collaboration of ONC's Office of the Chief
ONC work groups deliberate recommendations on MU Stage 2
ONC's Health IT Policy Committee work groups are finalizing their recommendations regarding the proposed rule for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The Quality Measure Workgroup, meeting April 23, expressed
EHR standards proposal falls short on information exchange, expert says
EHR certification standards within the proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria is deficient in one important respect, according to John Loonsk, M.D., a former official of the Office of the National
Weakening patient role in MU would be a 'missed opportunity'
The public and vendors of consumer healthcare applications should urge the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to retain the patient engagement provisions of the Meaningful Use
Patient-centered care requires more than online technologies
Patient-centered care is the mantra of the movement to reform the nation's healthcare delivery system. According to this credo, patients must be able to obtain copies of their medical records and
ONC challenges state HIE grantees to increase consumer data access
In an expansion of its Consumer Pledge program , the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has challenged grantees of ONC's state health information exchange program to increase
