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EHR Case Studies Model-Driven Health Tools (MDHT): The Release of MDHT 1.1 and the Improvements in Health IT
Dr. Doug Fridsma | August 24, 2012
In an April 2012 blog on Health IT Buzz, I highlighted the Model-Driven Health Tools (MDHT) project’s goals and development status. Since then, the MDHT project team has released MDHT Version 1.1 .
About MDHT
MDHT is an open source project run through the Standards and Interoperability Framework that aims to provide health IT standards developers and implementers a common modeling framework. It also provides the tools for the efficient and secure exchange of health information from one care provider to the next.
Health Innovation ONC at OSCON 2012: What Could the Future Bring?
Damon Davis | August 22, 2012
The open source software (OSS) community is full of creative software coders developing amazing computer applications collaboratively. Recently I witnessed the power of their collaborative innovation first hand at the Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland, OR. This was the conference’s 12th year…but my first experience.
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Health Innovation Health IT Buzz Blog Goes Mobile – Accessible Anytime, Anywhere, From Any Digital Device
Peter Garrett | August 21, 2012
Here at ONC, as we promote the use of information technology to improve clinical care, we also want to be responsive to new communications technology developments ourselves. There are new expectations that the federal government should deliver and receive digital information and services anytime, anywhere, and on any device. To help meet these expectations, and build a 21st Century government that works better for the American people, the White House released the Digital Government Strategy.
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Electronic Health & Medical Records Identifying and Addressing Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Priorities
Liz Palena Hall | August 20, 2012
Today, ONC is posting the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Roundtable Summary Report of Findings [PDF – 352 KB], which reflects LTPAC stakeholder comments and recommendations from a day-long meeting held in May 2012. The roundtable was held to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss the information needs of LTPAC providers and how these needs could be supported through electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange.
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Consumer Engagement Blue Button Mashup Challenge
Damon Davis | August 20, 2012
Just by using Blue Button, more than 1 million individuals, including seniors, veterans and other service members and their families, and Medicare recipients can download their health and medical records and actively take part in their health care.
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