Portrait of Dr. Farzad Mostashari

12 Months of Health Information Technology: A Year of Momentous Progress

Dr. Farzad Mostashari | January 6, 2012

ONC earned its nickname as the “Office of No Christmas” during the 2009 Holiday season roughly two years ago when we, along with our colleagues at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the proposed regulations to govern the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs (EHR Incentive programs) established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). CMS’s proposed rule outlined provisions governing the EHR Incentive programs,

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Portrait of Patricia Diggs

Usability and Success – Are We There Yet?

Patricia Diggs | December 27, 2011

Since the inception of the 2009 HITECH Act, we’ve heard concerns about the challenges providers face in achieving Meaningful Use of electronic health records (EHRs). One issue is the concern about “Usability” or “User Experience,” as it is more affectionately known.

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