Don’t miss the ONC at HIMSS at their booth in the Federal Health Pavilion and at the many sessions they are participating in. Check out these sessions we have rounded up for you. And catch up on what else the ONC has been up to.
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By Jawanna Henry, Brett Andriesen, Kevin Chaney MGS, Tracy Okubo & Allison Dennis – Each year since 2018, new Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health IT awardees join an entrepreneurial group dedicated to developing and scaling technological breakthroughs. Together, these awardees bring forth solutions to advance research capabilities and improve care delivery.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the Annual Meeting Recap, new Fact Sheets on FHIR API and the ONC Health IT Certification Program, updates on the Health IT Playbook, careers at the ONC & more.
By Tracy Okubo & Kenneth Mandl – Because of advances in interoperability, it’s becoming increasingly common for people and their healthcare providers to access and share information from EHRs using apps.
By Kevin Chaney, Kristen Miller & Allison Dennis – Estimating risks and weighing the benefits of health interventions is a challenge for patients and their providers. Patients may wonder if they should be thinking twice before having that second portion of desert. Doctors may consider recommending a daily aspirin.
By Kevin Chaney, Tracy Okubo, Avinash Shanbhag & Teresa Zayas Cabán – The ONC announced the latest awards under its Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT funding opportunity, which supports innovation to address emerging challenges and advance the development and use of interoperable health IT.
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced four awards totaling more than $2.7 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.
ONC has released a special emphasis notice of funding opportunity to address the development and testing of data sharing functionalities to support clinical care, research, and improved health care outcomes.
The U.S. Department of HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced two awards under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.