By Karen DeSalvo MD & Lisa Lewis – We have witnessed dramatic changes in the adoption and use of health IT over the past decade. The nation has transformed from paper-based record keeping into an environment where nearly all of the nation’s hospitals and three-quarters of the nation’s eligible providers are using certified health IT.
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By Tracy Okubo & Caroline Coy – ONC announcing two new funding opportunities at the 2016 Health Datapalooza, totaling $1.5 million, the High Impact Pilots and Standards Exploration Awards. Attend their information sessions about the HIP and SEA awards on May 23rd and May 26th.
By Steven Posnack & Tracy Okubo – Approximately two months ago, we launched the Interoperability Proving Ground (IPG), an open, community platform where you can share, learn, and be inspired by interoperability projects taking place across the nation.
By Karen B. DeSalvo MD & Andy Slavitt – Seven years ago, Congress passed a law to spur the country to digitize the health care experience for Americans and connect doctor’s practices and hospitals, thereby modernizing patient care through the Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Programs, also known as “Meaningful Use.”
By Thomas A. Mason, MD – ONC is releasing a comprehensive evaluation of the Regional Extension Center program and we’re excited to announce that our efforts have already made a major impact. In 2009, most doctors still used pen and paper for medical records.
By Seth Pazinski & Talisha Searcy – We are asking for your input on ways to measure the progress toward a future where health information is flowing between providers and patients to support a health system that provides better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
By Steven Posnack – Our previously published blog post about the ONC Tech Lab explained how it would guide our approach to standards and technology and help lay the operational groundwork within ONC necessary to implement the Interoperability Roadmap, our near-term health IT strategy, and the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. We described that through the ONC Tech Lab with four focus areas.
By Karen B. DeSalvo & Steven Posnack – As a health care consumer, imagine if you were able to choose a software application to create a secure snapshot of your health information, like pictures that extend over the course of your lifetime.
By Karen B. DeSalvo & Matthew Swain – The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued its annual report to Congress on health IT progress. Developing this report provided us with an opportunity to reflect on our collective health IT journey and the significance of the past year for HHS and our federal and private partners.