Interoperability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) took an important step to strengthen its oversight of certified health IT products.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology yesterday released for public comments its 2017 Draft Interoperability Standards Advisory, an updated list and assessment of the standards and implementation specifications available to鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology should measure not only electronic health information exchange and use, but the availability of standards, structures and infrastructure to support those goals, AHA said in comments鈥
An estimated 84% of non-federal acute care hospitals had at least a basic electronic health record in 2015, up from 76% in 2014 and 28% in 2011, according to a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology seeks public input through June 3 on how to measure the achievement of widespread exchange of health information through interoperable certified electronic health record technology by鈥
The AHA yesterday encouraged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to eliminate its 鈥渁ll-or-nothing鈥 approach to meaningful use of electronic health records, which is 鈥渙verly burdensome鈥 and not required by statute.
Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record (EHR) products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Feb. 29.
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Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced yesterday.
The future belongs to those who can harness the power of information to drive great patient care and health care delivery. We support the Administration鈥檚 efforts to realize a health information technology (IT) infrastructure that supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across鈥