Advancing Adoption, Interoperability and Transformation
By Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., and Kimberly Lynch, M.P.H./Director, Office of Programs & Engagement In February 2014 we highlighted our regional extension centers’…
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The August HIT Standards Committee Meeting
Accelerating Interoperability By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka The August HIT Standards Committee focused on the work ahead to accelerate interoperability. It’s no longer about…
Developing a Shared, Nationwide Roadmap for Interoperability
From the ONC Buzz By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Erica Galvez/Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager, ONC When we issued our interoperability vision paper,…
Buzzing Over Cerner Buying Health IT Unit of Siemens
Cerner, Siemens, Blue Shield CA, Anthem Blue Cross: What Happens Next? By Alan Portela, CEO of AirStrip Twitter: @AirStripmHealth The industry is buzzing over the…
July meeting of the HIT Standards Committee
Discussions on Certification for Post Acute Care and Behavioral Health By John Halamka, MD Twitter: @jhalamka The July meeting of the HIT Standards Committee included important discussions…
The Road to Interoperability
Stage 2 of Meaningful Use By John D’Amore, MS, President and CTO of Diameter Health The data on avoidable waste and medical error in the…
A 4-Step Approach to Interoperability
Real-Time Data Must Simultaneously be Pushed and Pulled in the Right Ways By Brian Ahier, Director of standards and government affairs, and Ashish Shah, Chief…
ONC 10-Year Strategic Vision for Interoperability
By Ed Jones III, Author and President of HIPAA, LLC. Twitter: @HIPAAsafeguards This year, 2014, marks the end of the Decade of Health Information Technology, initiated…
A Call To Action for a Nationwide Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure
New ONC Paper Released By Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc Today we are pleased to release Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A…