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Looking ahead to ONC committee work

Anthony Brino April 17, 2013
In the coming months, the ONC Standards Committee is going to hear updates from workgroups on a variety of software and policy standards for issues like structured data, genomics representation and modular application integration.
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HIMSS EHR Association opposes user fee

 Bernie Monegain April 15, 2013
A fee in President Obama's proposed budget for 2014 would charge HIT vendors. The EHR Association countered that its members are already facing significant costs related to certification.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan February 14, 2013
HIE, iEHR, open source, and health IT in 2023.
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5 findings in ONC HIE research

 Mary Mosquera January 28, 2013
HIE research aims to help with technical and business skills for query-based exchange, push notification and subscription services, provider directories, master data management and consumer engagement.
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ONC posts tech guide for Blue Button Plus

 Mary Mosquera January 17, 2013
The office plans to have a demonstration of its re-branded Automate Blue Button Initiative at HIMSS13 in early March.
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ONC looking to Beacons for database of insights from HIT frontier

 Mary Mosquera January 03, 2013
The health IT model communities around the country have expanded EHRs and information exchange, more community partnerships and innovative tools -- and as their federal grant status winds down at this year's end, ONC is working to leverage what the test beds have learned about HIT standards, policies, as well as what works and what does not.
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7 ways meaningful use grew deeper roots in 2012

 Mary Mosquera December 28, 2012
The final rule for meaningful use stage 2 signaled to providers and health IT vendors the expectations for health information exchange and involving the patient to improve individual and population health.
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Half of docs nationwide e-prescribe via EHRs

 Mary Mosquera November 28, 2012
All states produced double-digit increases in e-prescribing from 2008 and 2012, spurred by meaningful use incentives and ONC program assistance.
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ONC seeks feedback on meaningful use Stage 3 proposals

 Mary Mosquera November 19, 2012
The Health IT Policy Committee has drafted recommendations for advanced objectives in meaningful use Stage 3, seeking comment by Jan. 14, 2013.
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UC Davis population health institute publishes HIE buyers' guide

 Anthony Brino November 05, 2012
The University of California Davis Health System's Institute for Population Health Improvement has published the "HIE Ready Buyers' Guide," in an effort to help guide providers through vendor procurement or in joining health information exchanges and organizations.
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ONC advancing Blue Button, CDS standards efforts

 Mary Mosquera September 24, 2012
ONC's S&I Framework is identifying standards and tools for automating Blue Button capability and sharing clinical decision support knowledge.
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In Arkansas, building an HIE from scratch

 Anthony Brino September 10, 2012
Prior to 2010, Arkansas lagged behind much of the country in healthcare IT. "I knew we were way behind," the state's health IT coordinator, who led the construction of Arkansas' statewide HIE, said. Now, the state's progress has garnered ONC's praise and, mostly, local stakeholder support.
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Stakeholders feast on MU Stage 2

 Jeff Rowe August 28, 2012
Like the Thanksgiving turkey, last week’s finalized rules for Meaningful Use Stage 2 are being pored over and picked at, and snap assessments are beginning to provide a glimpse at what policymakers deemed important.
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ONC wants to automate Blue Button for all

 Mary Mosquera August 10, 2012
ONC's S&I Framework will launch wiki group to identify standards and specs so patients can download and send data to chosen tech tools.
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ONC aiming for Blue Button 'Goldilocks' of data access

 Mary Mosquera June 19, 2012
ONC wants to standardize data access so it can be automated and go from machine to machine, Fridsma said.
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HealthBridge goes live with ED, hospital admission alerts

 Mary Mosquera May 30, 2012
With alerts, physicians can assure their patients get follow-up care in the office shortly after ED or hospital discharge to avoid readmissions.
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With MU deadline approaching, feds publish useful primer

 Jeff Rowe May 18, 2012
It’s funny how deadlines can focus the mind. For example, healthcare providers who want to make the most financially of the HITECH incentives need to begin by the end of this year, and many providers still aren’t clear on the necessary steps.
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ONC advances HIE tools with Connect 3.3

 Mary Mosquera March 16, 2012
ONC will separate Connect gateway and adapter software for easier deployment and spin off the open source program by December.
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ONC to stand up NwHIN Exchange in October

 Tom Sullivan March 15, 2012
No longer a pilot in any regard but name, the Nationwide Health Information Exchange is ready to enter a new phase as a non-federal, nonprofit entity enabling public-private interoperability and data exchange.
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ONC expects 'really rapid progress' on HIE

Mary Mosquera March 08, 2012
ONC anticipates this year establishing HIE building blocks, including provider directories, certificates for authentication and rules of the road for the NwHIN Exchange.
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