The six winners of the inaugural ONC Market R&D Pilot Challenge have been announced! These teams will go on to live-test new health information technology (health IT) applications in health care settings administered by their challenge partners. Watch the webinar or check out the descriptions below to find out which teams were awarded $50,000 to fund their pilot programs.
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Last week President Obama announced more administrative posts and among them, Dr. Karen DeSalvo for the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (ASH). DeSalvo…
By Matt Fisher – Potentially lost in all of the privacy, security, and health IT news coming out of the HIMSS Annual Meeting the week of April 11th, the ONC updated its Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information (the “Guide”).
By Michael J. McCoy – I have now been a Federal Employee for a couple of months, the first time since I mustered out of the Army in 1983. Having spent all of my professional life in areas other than the federal government, I had previously viewed government’s work with suspicion and skepticism.
There are currently three proposed rules that are related and effect the CMS EHR Incentive programs. Here are some details and resources.
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Here are some new resources you might find helpful as you try and move toward better health, smarter spending and healthier people! Help others by…
Cerner Corporation and Epic Systems have joined iPatientCare as CMS Designated Test EHR Program participants, which in the past have also included Meditech and McKesson.
By Seth Flam DO – The proposed rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3 is now available for comment. Look for it to be final later this year in the third quarter.