ONC annual report to Congress finds adoptions of health IT is benefiting everyone. Hospital adoption is at 96% and providers at 75%. We are making “great strides in a relatively short amount of time.”
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The Department of Health and Humans Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the Phase 1 winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge.
By Ebony Brice & Nick Heesters – As we mark National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the ONC and the HHS Office for Civil Rights have jointly launched an updated their HIPAA Security Risk Assessment Tool.
By William A. Hyman – The ONC released a 257-page Final Rule on Enhanced Oversight and Accountability under the Health IT Certification Program. The first 223 pages provide an explanation of how the ONC reached the decisions they did.
The AMA and the AHA have both issued statements on the steps taken by the ONC to strengthen the monitoring and testing of certified EHRs and supports ONC’s general framework laid out in its recently released final rule.
By Elise Sweeney Anthony – The “ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight and Accountability” final rule is a key part of the ONC’s commitment to accelerate the interoperable flow of electronic health information.
HHS issues final rule to enhance the reliability, transparency, accountability, and safety of certified health information technology.
ONC announced seven recipients of two Cooperative Agreement programs to improve the flow of health information.
By Talisha Searcy & Lana Moriarty – To help individuals manage their health, the EHR Incentive Programs called on providers to enable patients to electronically view, download, and transmit their health information.