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12 Nov 2020, 3:34 am by Staff
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, approved a final rule which implements certain provisions of the 21st Century Cares Act. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 8:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced today that nearly one-third of all primary care providers -plan to work with their Regional Extension Center (REC) to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs as a way to transition from paper records to certified EHRs. [read post]
17 Nov 2011, 8:16 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced today that nearly one-third of all primary care providers -plan to work with their Regional Extension Center (REC) to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs as a way to transition from paper records to certified EHRs. [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 3:34 am by Staff
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, approved a final rule which implements certain provisions of the 21st Century Cares Act. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 8:03 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is launching the “Market R&D Pilot Challenge,” which will bring together health care organizations and innovative companies to test new health information technology products through pilot funding awards and facilitated matchmaking. [read post]
2 Sep 2010, 10:17 am
This week the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) announced that the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (“CCHIT”) and the Drummond Group, Inc. [read post]
6 Oct 2014, 10:27 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published a final rule on September 11, 2014 that is intended to introduce regulatory flexibilities with regard to certification to the 2014 Edition Electronic Health Records (EHR) Certification Criteria. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 11:50 am
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced last week the release of FAQs for Applying the Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations to Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 7:07 am by Debra A. McCurdy
An OIG report released in December 2013 assessed the extent to which hospitals that received Medicare EHR incentive payments as of March 2012 had implemented fraud safeguards for EHR technology previously recommended by an HHS contractor, RTI International, and set forth in a 2007 HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) report. [read post]
29 Jan 2020, 2:06 pm by Rachel Park (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US)
  Developed by the HHS Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in collaboration with more than 25 federal organizations, the strategic plan outlines health IT goals aimed at ensuring individual access to electronic health information and facilitating consumer shopping for healthcare providers and managing their care. [read post]
24 Mar 2021, 7:48 am by James N. Miller, Robert Butler
The stakes in the ongoing competition below the level of armed conflict include the health of U.S. democracy, social cohesion, and U.S. technology advantages that undergird the nation’s military edge and economic growth. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 6:26 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
”  The following sectors have been identified as critical: energy, information technology and telecommunication, transport, health, water, food, finance and insurance, state and administration and media and culture. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 12:59 pm by Jennifer Pike and Brad Rostolsky
In a joint effort by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), HHS Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a new web-based tool has been released that is designed to help developers of mobile health apps understand the multitude of federal laws and regulations that may apply to them. [read post]
2 May 2011, 3:15 pm by Steven Boutwell
The report references the substantial financial incentives for the adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology provided for the by the 2009 HITECH Act and the efforts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on engaging the private sector to make health information exchange a reality. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 2:48 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A week before the September 23, 2013 deadline for all health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates to have updated their business associate agreements to comply with the Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule, the Department of Health & Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Office for… [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 6:39 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will co-host an Audio Training on the Final Rules for ONC Certification and Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs on July 22, 2010 from 2:00-3:30 pm EST. [read post]
Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool OCR announced an update to its SRA tool created in conjunction with the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). [read post]
4 May 2010, 7:05 am
In response to its interim final rule, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology received comments on this standard and the corresponding certification criterion suggesting that the standard also include to whom a disclosure was made (i.e., recipient) and the reason or purpose for the disclosure. [read post]
In honor of this occasion, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have jointly launched an updated HIPAA Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool to help covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 7:57 am
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking comments on the preliminary definition of “Meaningful Use,” as presented to the HIT Policy Committee on June 16, 2009. [read post]