Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) news and information

The healthcare industry, with the federal government at the helm, is trying to find whether health information technology systems are doing patients serious harm, and if so, to what extent.
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Federal plans to regulate the safety of health information technology remain a work in progress, but tools are available now to engage patients in using health IT for their own benefit, two federal health IT leaders told a gathering of physician informaticists Wednesday.
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Two HHS agencies announced they are partnering with one another to develop an interoperable data infrastructure to support patient-centered outcomes research.
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Now that a majority of healthcare providers have installed electronic health-record systems, the federal government is inching closer to adopting a regulatory and patient-safety framework for computerized healthcare devices.
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Veteran physician informaticist Dr. Robert Kolodner, the former head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, has been named VP and chief medical officer at ViTel Net, McLean, Va., a provider of telehealth software and services, the company has announced.
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Dr. Steven Stack, American Medical Association board chairman, gave a spirited defense of physicians and a sharp, but balanced critique of electronic health-record systems at a federal “listening” session Friday on EHRs and their potential for use in billing fraud.
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For the first time, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS revoked certifications for electronic health-record systems, raising troubling questions about how physicians and hospitals should react if the government nixes a system they are already...
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For the first time, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS has revoked certifications for two electronic health-record systems, raising troubling questions about how physicians and hospitals should react if the government nixes a system they're already using.
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HHS and the Federal Communications Commission have formed a joint advisory panel to improve patient safety and promote innovation in health information technology.
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The controversy over the appropriate use of health information technology systems to streamline workflow while not fraudulently increasing healthcare claims will get a public airing early next month.
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