Are You Connected to a Health Information Exchange?
HIE Resources for Stage 2 Interoperability In Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs providers will be required to exchange EHR data with health care…
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Data Segmentation for Privacy Initiative Sunsetting
DS4P Initiative Successfully Sunsetting May 2 The following is communication from ONC. The Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) Initiative is coming to a close. This…
A Robust Health Data Infrastructure
A Report by JASON By Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc – National Coordinator, ONC On April 16th HHS posted a report by JASON, an…
West Health Institute and ONC Issue Call for Action to Drive Interoperability
White Paper Summarizes HCI-DC 2014 With Guidance on Driving Interoperability The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and the Office of the National Coordinator for…
Supporting Quality Measurement and Quality Improvement
What Factors Limit Health IT’s Ability to Support Quality Measurement and Quality Improvement? by Janice Nicholson, Co-Founder, President & CEO, i2i Systems, Inc. Twitter:  @i2isystems This…
CommonWell Health Alliance Signs Tenet Healthcare; Expands Interoperability Services
Announcements from #HIMSS14 ORLANDO, FL – CommonWell Health Alliance (the “Alliance”) – the health information technology (HIT) vendor-led interoperability effort – announced that Tenet Healthcare…
What is the future of EHRs?
Can EHRs achieve the interconnectedness we need? Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have come a long way in moving U.S. healthcare…
eHealth Initiative’s 2014 Annual Conference
2014: A Year for Real Healthcare Transformation By Jennifer Covich Bordenick, Chief Executive Officer, eHealth Initiative 2014 represents a transformative year for healthcare in the…
CMS and ONC Propose New Timeline for EHR Incentive Program
Industry Reacts to Proposed Changes In a joint statement from CMS and ONC last Friday, they laid out the proposal for changes to the EHR…