NwHIN Moving to Public-Private Model
Transformation of NwHIN by Fall of 2012 The ONC has defined the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) as “the set of standards, services and policies…
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Enforcement of HIPAA 5010 Extended to June 30
CMS Delays HIPAA 5010 Transaction Standards CMS has announced a delay in the enforcement for updated HIPAA transaction standards ASC X12 Ver 5010 and NCPDP…
Todd Park Moves to New CTO Position
Todd Park Appointment to Federal CTO We have followed Todd Park now since he cashed in his millions and accepted the challenge to help HHS…
Safeguarding Health Information in Mobile Devices
ONC and HHS Privacy and Security Mobile Device Project The current Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan outlines the nation’s strategy for the health IT…
Delaying ICD-10
ICD-10 Compliance Date in Question On February 16th Secretary Sebilus of HHS announced they will “initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain…
Role of the PHR in Interacting with the Healthcare System
The Optimal PHR William Hersh, MD Professor and Chair Department of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology Oregon Health & Science University Blog: Informatics Professor I…
Privacy Issues, Opting Out and Health Information Exchanges
Health Information Exchanges and Privacy What if everyone opts out? America has a love hate relationship with the Internet. On the one hand we love…
ONC announces new i2 Challenge
ONC i2 Program In December 2010 the America Competes Act was passed in response to President Obama’s call for agencies to “increase their ability to…
Patient Portals an EHR Necessity
Patient Portals Parallel EHR Development Ron Sterling Sterling Solutions Author: Keys to EMR/EHR Success Why Are Patient Portals More Important Than You Think? Patient portals…