TEFCA Priorities and Plans for the Remainder of 2025
By Steven Posnack – As we roll into the second half of 2025, we wanted to state our TEFCA™ priorities and plans for the remainder of the year.
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Posnack Named Acting Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy at HHS
Steven Posnack, MS, MHS has been named Acting Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the National Coordinator for Health Information technology for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Three Quick Points about the 2024 HHS AI Use Case Inventory
By Steven Posnack – It’s that time of the year when we all close out annual processes. In this case, we at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy through the hard work of our Office of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer are pleased to let you know that HHS’ 2024 AI Use Case Inventory is available for review.
USCDI+ Milestone! ONC and HRSA Modernization Initiative Goes Live
By Steven Posnack & Jim Macrae – ONC’s USCDI+ program recently reached a milestone as part of a joint initiative started in August 2022 with HRSA. HRSA and HRSA Health Center Program grantees launched one of the first real-world implementations using the HL7® FHIR® Bulk Data Access standard as part of a federal program.
ONC @ 20: A Tale of Optimism and Humility
By Steven Posnack – Hey class, it’s time to jump in the Wayback Machine. In this case, I literally had to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to rummage for this post’s content in honor of ONC’s 20th anniversary.
WowzaPalooza – A Post-Health Datapalooza 2023 Health IT Roundup
By Steven Posnack – In case you missed it, Health Datapalooza happened toward the end of February. The aptly named conference always invokes a bit of fun while at the same time being a high octane mix of data scientists, policy makers, health care leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and patient advocates.
Not-So-Hidden Gems in the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
By Steven Posnack – Don’t get me wrong, the information blocking regulations are important, but let’s not forget that the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and our implementing regulations (Cures Act Final Rule) had a few other impactful provisions.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – October 2022
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October that we think deserve sharing again.
Information Blocking: Eight Regulatory Reminders for October 6th
By Steven Posnack MS MHS – On October 6, 2022, we reach the deadline for the information blocking regulations. Moving forward, expect to see periodic, experience-driven regulatory updates as well as continued work.