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

Two private-sector initiatives to promote health information exchange received a total of $480,000 in federal grants to collaborate with the government on developing governance models for exchange activities.
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Before the release of the omnibus privacy rule earlier his year, or passage of the more stringent privacy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or even the main federal health information privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, there...
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A coalition of five electronic health-record developers created a buzz and a controversy last month when they announced they were forming the CommonWell Health Alliance to promote health information exchange.
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Five Tennessee healthcare organizations have joined a pilot project to exchange information using the federally developed Direct secure-messaging protocol.
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The Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan is being updated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, and the public is invited to help in the planning process.
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Lisa Lewis has been promoted to deputy national coordinator for operations at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, the ONC has announced.  
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The CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS are seeking public input on ways to broaden the reach of health information exchange to providers and patients not currently or only marginally sharing healthcare information electronically.
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Paul Barr, reporter for Modern Healthcare, runs through highlights of the last day of the HIMSS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, which included a keynote by Dr. Farzad Mostashari, national coordinator for health information technology at HHS.
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The CMS and ONC say they are absolutely committed to health IT as a foundation for payment and delivery reform.
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Dr. Farzad Mostashari, discusses a range of issues, including how he's still having fun as HHS' National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and therefore has no plans to leave, in a talk with Reporter Joseph Conn at the HIMSS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition.
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