The following is a great video from Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology talks about the "true meaning of Meaningful Use." Farzad recently spoke at the Health 2.0 conference in Boston this week sharing his vision of 5 things that the government can do today to pave the way for new technologies in health care.
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ONC Releases Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information
ONC's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) recently released a "Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,"* an instructional guide designed to
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Video:Mobile Device Roundtable:Safeguarding Health Information
Last week, The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) hosted a Mobile Devices Roundtable with the public, industry, and subject matter experts to discuss how to better safeguard health information while using mobile devices. For those that were not able to attend or watch the webcast, the ONC has now made these videos available to the public. Below is all of the videos from the entire event available to watch in one place. The ONC also invites you to provide input on mobile devices' uses
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The Proposed Rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use NPRM Now Available
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Stage 2 meaningful use was posted to the Office of the Federal Register today. The proposed rule outlines the next stage of meaningful use for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, which are administered by CMS. CMS has developed a fact sheet to give providers an overview of the rule and how Stage 2 expands upon Stage 1 of meaningful use. The fact sheet can be found on the EHR Incentive Programs website
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2011 ONC Annual Meeting on 11/17/11
November 17, 2011
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will be holding its 2011 ONC Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 17 in Washington, D.C.
In-person attendance for this meeting is closed, but we welcome you to join us virtually. Register to watch the webcast.
Schedule of Events Thursday, November 17, 2011
ONC Grantee and Stakeholder Summit
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. EST
(All Thursday sessions are open to the public. Plenary and keynote sessions
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HIMSS Healthcare IT Awareness Week Activities and Agendas
The Sixth Annual National Health IT Week kicked off today with a Capital Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics Technology Showcase. The annual collaborative forum where public and private healthcare constituents will work in partnership to educate industry and policy stakeholders on the value of health IT for the US healthcare system. There is no better time for the health IT community to come together under one umbrella to raise national awareness!
Comprehensive
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Specialty Article: Growing Pains: Medical Device Interoperability
Both provider organizations and medical device vendors have made significant, if slow-going, progress over the last several years to network their digitally-enabled medical devices. Recent strides in both the regulatory and standards arenas have provided renewed impetus on the part of both stakeholder groups to bring more interoperability to disparate medical devices, resulting in better security and quality of patient data.As healthcare providers continue their steady march toward implementing
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