ONC announced the Phase 3 – and final – winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge.
Health IT Updates
Federal Health IT magazine awarded Federal Health Architecture (FHA) an Innovation Award for their work with …
Since the passage of the HITECH Act, the health IT landscape has dramatically evolved. This new report from ONC looks at the past eight years and where health IT is headed in the future.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a final rule implementing the provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). This final rule modernizes and…
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a final rule that emphasizes the importance of protecting public health and safety while also strengthening transparency and accountability in the…
Funding awarded to strengthen the ability of health care and public health sector partners to respond to cybersecurity threats.
Papers suggest new uses for Blockchain to protect and exchange electronic health information
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released two Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to build the capacity of an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO).
The "Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-Related Research" Ideation Challenge solicits white papers on the topic of Blockchain technology and the potential use in health IT to address privacy, security, and scalability challenges of managing electronic health records and resources.…
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell named eight new members of the Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC) and one new member to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC).
ONC and OCR have developed a series of short, easy-to-understand educational videos in English and Spanish to help individuals better understand their right to see and get their health information.
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) began listing more detailed and easier-to-understand information about certified health information technology (health IT).
According to data from a new survey released today at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) 2016 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., nearly all of the nation’s hospitals have adopted…