Using Telemedicine to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
By ADM Brett P Giroir MD – Combatting the opioid crisis is a top priority for the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We are making progress.
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Disaster Planning Your Health IT
By Andrew Gettinger MD & Justin Cross MD – September is National Preparedness Month, which makes it the perfect time for clinicians and healthcare entities to consider what would happen if their health IT systems are unavailable or in some way compromised.
HIPAA & Health Information Portability: A Foundation for Interoperability
By Kathryn Marchesini JD & Timothy Noonan JD – Twenty-two years ago this month, the U.S. Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Interoperability Standards Advisory: Annual Request for Comments
By Steven Posnack & Brett Andriesen – Sunscreen – check. Bathing suit – check. Towel – check. Comment on the Interoperability Standards Advisory – …? Just in time for your summer checklist, don’t forget to do your part and participate in the annual ISA comment and review period.
A New Home for the Electronic Prescribing Testing Tool
By Steven Posnack MS, MHS & Carmen Smiley – In 2017 we announced “A 5-Year Goal to Transition the ONC Health IT Certification Program’s Testing Portfolio” to include as many industry-developed and maintained testing tools as possible.
Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) Data Challenge
By Steven Posnack, MS MHS, Dustin Charles & Wes Barker – The ONC Certified Health IT Product List better known as CHPL is the authoritative, comprehensive listing of health IT products that have been tested and certified under the ONC Health IT Certification Program.
A New Challenge Competition – Can You Help Make EHR Safety Reporting Easy
By Andrew Gettinger MD – Reporting on the safe use of health information technology – especially the use of electronic health records – continues to be a challenge to many healthcare providers.
APIs: A Path to Putting Patients at the Center
By Don Rucker MD – I remember when visiting a city required paper maps and often actual guidebooks. Today, I tap on a map app on my phone, enter my destination, and review options for getting from point A to point B.
ONC Launches Redesigned HealthIT.gov
By Zhan Caplan – I’m pleased to introduce our new and improved website – a resource that provides visitors with an authoritative resource on all things related to health IT.