EHR Case Studies Developing Solutions to Health Information Exchange Challenges: Cheers to Another Successful S&I Framework Face-to-Face Meeting!
Dr. Doug Fridsma | April 19, 2012
Last week, the Office of Standards & Interoperability (OSI) hosted its third Standards & Interoperability (S&I) Framework Face-to-Face meeting in Alexandria, VA. More than 350 committed, enthusiastic volunteers traveled—on their own dime—to the nation’s capital to participate in this working meeting.
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State HIE State Health Information Exchange Grantees Take Part in the Consumer Innovation Challenge
Peter Banks | April 11, 2012
ONC recently issued the Consumer Innovation Challenge to State Health Information Exchange grantees, building on the momentum of the ONC Pledge Program, to increase consumers’ access to their health information. Participating states will make concrete progress in the next six months to get electronic information into consumers’ hands so they can share it with family members and multiple providers who care for them and use it to improve their health and health care.
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Health Innovation ONC/Million Hearts/American Heart Association Beat Down Blood Pressure Video Challenge
Erin Poetter Siminerio | April 6, 2012
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One in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure (a.k.a., “hypertension”) – Do You? Many people who have high blood pressure don’t know it, which is why it’s often referred to as the “silent killer.” High blood pressure damages the brain, heart, eyes, and kidneys while causing no symptoms. Fortunately, there are steps that each of us can take to prevent or manage high blood pressure,
Privacy and Security HHS Mobile Devices Roundtable: Health Care Delivery Experts Discuss Clinicians’ Use of and Privacy & Security Good Practices for mHealth
Joy Pritts | April 4, 2012
Clinicians are increasingly finding mobile devices such as tablets, laptops, smart phones and PDAs useful in health care delivery due to their speed, convenience, and flexibility. But as the health care industry rapidly adopts these mobile devices, there is a growing concern about the potential privacy and security vulnerabilities that are cropping up in the process. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is striving to better understand this evolving marketplace, particularly from a privacy and security perspective,
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From the ASTP Desk, State HIE Health Information Exchange Turns a Corner
Dr. Farzad Mostashari | March 30, 2012
As reflected in the guidance released last month by the State Health Information Exchange Program (HIE), this year we expect health information exchange to take off. The stage is set. Adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by ambulatory providers doubled between 2008 and 2011. Substantial progress was made on interoperability through Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements.
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