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ONC Chief Offers Policy Committee Final Thoughts

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The federal government’s health information technology leader Farzad Mostashari made his final comments before a key policy committee, as the Office of the National Coordinator carries on the still evolving task of meaningful use. Mostashari, the fourth person to lead … Continue reading

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First Wave Of IHE – ICSA Labs Interoperability Certifications Announced

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A certification program launched earlier this year at the IHE North American Connectathon, designed to promote interoperability among vendors, has certified its first batch of health IT products, officials from IHE and ICSA Labs announced Tuesday. Under the certification program, … Continue reading

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ONC Unveils New Health IT 2014 Edition Standards Certification Mark

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As we reach the “tipping point” of electronic health record adoption, the Office of the National Coordinator has issued a mark for EHRs and other health IT products, meant to serve as visual proof that they can offer functionality, interoperability … Continue reading

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New HIPAA Privacy And Security Rules Goes Into Effect Today

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While Tuesday marks the effective date of a host of new federal privacy and security rules, including extending legal liability to business associates of healthcare providers and restoring a measure of patient control over disclosure of their records, compliance won’t … Continue reading

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CMS To Explore New Electronic Transaction Standards

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Although new HIPAA electronic transaction standards have been put on the backburner, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun the process of mapping out how those new standards will function. Part of that process is to figure … Continue reading

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ONC Working To Fix EHR Stage 2 MU Testing Tool

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS is acknowledging that some snags on its end are creating a bottleneck in its program to ensure that electronic health record systems used by hospitals, office-based physicians and … Continue reading

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The ONC & CMS Release Revisions To Stage 2 Meaningful Use

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have revised aspects of their measures in the meaningful use Stage 2 final rule. The interim final rule allows for public comment … Continue reading

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OIG Report Calls For EHR Incentive Payment Audits

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A new report from the Office of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) might not entirely spill the meaningful use apple cart, but it certainly isn’t going to make things any easier. The Nov. 29 … Continue reading

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ONC Asking For Feedback On Patient Identity Tools

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The privacy and security panel that advises the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has asked for public comment about how the identity of individuals should be verified when they electronically access their health records. The ability of … Continue reading

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CCHIT To Test And Certify Systems For HIE

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The Chicago-based Certification Commission for Health Information Technology will test and certify the computer systems used by health information exchange organizations and the users of those products as part of a plan for a public-private version of the proposed Nationwide … Continue reading

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