PQRS Program Milestones
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Data Matters – Part 2
The Potential of Big Data Fostering Innovation Based on a Best Practices for Innovation report by APQC, IBM had conducted a study of more than…
Oregon Health Information Exchange
Spotlight on State Exchange: CareAccord Oregon’s Health Information Exchange CareAccord, Oregon’s Health Information Exchange, is administered by the Oregon Health Authority. CareAccord facilitates the secure…
Accelerating Health Information Exchange
HHS Releases New Strategy for Accelerating Health Information Exchange Back in March the HHS requested input on a series of potential policy and programmatic changes…
Data Matters – Part 1
The Potential of Big Data There is all this big talk about Big Data and how it will potentially provide targeted intelligence for the Healthcare…
Meaningful Use Stage 2 Questions and Answers
Ask Joy: This Week on Meaningful Use Stage 2 This week, we’ll be answering questions about some of the specifics of Meaningful Use Stage 2….
Spotlight on State Health Information Exchanges
Highlighting Different State Health Information Exchanges The HITECH Act authorizes the establishment of the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program to advance appropriate and…
Mostashari Leaving ONC this Fall
Who will be the next ONC? Dr. Mostashari took over the ONC position from Dr. Blumenthal in April of 2011. He was Blumenthal’s right hand…
Data Exchange Growing through EHR Adoption
New Study Finds More Data Exchange with EHR Adoption New research, published in Health Affairs, from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information…