ONC Hosts Upcoming Webinar on Patient Engagement
Fostering Innovation for Patient Engagement The ONC in collaboration with the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is hosting an upcoming webinar on patient engagement. In November…
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FCC Announces $400 Million Fund to Expand Telehealth
Funding Expands Telemedicine to Rural Communities Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced $400 million will be made available through a healthcare connect fund to…
HHS Announces Grant Program to Create Telehealth Centers
$1.9M Earmarked for Six New Telehealth Centers The HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to provide $1.9 million in grant funding to fund…
Knowns and Unknowns About the Health IT Workforce
Knowns and Unknowns About the Health IT Workforce William Hersh, MD, Professor and Chair, OHSU Blog: Informatics Professor I have had the opportunity over the last…
Health IT Trends and Predictions for 2013
What Lies Ahead for Health IT It’s a new year. Year nine of GW Bush’s 10 years to widespread health information technology. Year four of…
CMS To Host Series on ICD-10 Transition
ICD-10 End-to-End Testing The conversion to ICD-10 originally set to go into effect October 1, 2013 Â was postponed last April to October 1, 2014. In…
ATA Hosts Monthly Webcasts on Telemedicine, Telehealth and mHealth
Upcoming Telemedicine Events The American Telemedicine Association is a leading international resource promoting the advancement of remote medical technologies. Established in 1993, this non-profit organization…
ONC Issues Health IT Patient Safety Plan for Comment
Health IT and Patient Safety Last Friday the ONC issued the Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan for public comment. The plan calls for actions to improve…
National Coordinator Looks to Vendors for Improving Patient Safety
HHS Stops Short Of Calling For Safety Regulations By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News The Obama administration last Friday urged cooperation between software companies and caregivers to…