The Department awarded $185 million across 13 states and the District of Columbia with which to create health insurance exchanges.

The group said five new health systems have achieved meaningful use certification of their legacy EHRs, rather than having to rip-and-replace an pricey pre-certified EHR.

ONC tool works with provider’s EHR using structured data from continuity of care standard formats to generate clinical quality measure report for meaningful use.

Group intends to "provide a robust view of the rapidly evolving HIT ecosystem," CEO Kate Berry says.

The 17 Beacon Communities, stretching from Maine to Hawaii, are celebrating their first anniversary, and while much progress has been made, one expert pointed out that this is "a journey of quality improvement that never ends."

Alabama and Missouri join 11 others that have started their Medicaid EHR incentive program, while six states have paid incentives, CMS says.

Document corrects typographical and technical errors identified in the meaningful use final rule published in July.

Federally funded "beacon" communities are tackling the problem of hospital readmissions and other tough health care challenges by testing the effectiveness of multiple treatment strategies simultaneously instead of taking the traditional approach of testing one treatment at a time, according to the program's director.

ONC-funded education programs to help reduce a shortfall of 50,000 skilled health IT workers needed in medical offices.