Health IT Now renews call for action in Congress
A letter signed by more than 175 businesses and organizations urges House and Senate lawmakers to act on pending health IT bills.
(Posted September 10, 2008)
The organic health record
The future calls for solutions that are far more dynamic and personalized than anything in place today.
(Posted July 30, 2008)
Law will boost e-prescribing, HHS secretary says
Despite the president's veto of the recent Medicare bill, officials say the administration supports the legislation's e-prescribing incentives.
(Posted July 21, 2008)
New York state considers accrediting RHIOs
State officials will rely on RHIOs to govern health information exchanges and want to be able to assure stakeholders that they're up to the task.
(Posted July 10, 2008)
Joint DOD/VA EMR office gets going
An acting director and deputy director have been named to spearhead the effort to develop a shared inpatient electronic medical record.
(Posted June 12, 2008)
Grants seek to divert non-emergency patients
Projects in four states will use IT to connect Medicaid patients with primary care providers for better, less expensive care.
(Posted April 25, 2008)
On The Road to RHIO: What State CIOs Need to Know This brief examines the ways in which state CIOs can be involved in RHIO efforts in their states and emphasizes the importance for state CIOs to be aware of developments in health information exchange. (NASCIO, July 2007)
On the Road to RHIO: What State CIOs Need to Know This brief examines the ways in which state CIOs can be involved in RHIO efforts in their states and emphasizes the importance for state CIOs to be aware of developments in health information exchange. (NASCIO, July 2007)
Implementation Plan for Pandemic Influenza This guidance will enable the combatant commanders, military departments and DoD agencies to develop plans to prepare for, detect, respond to, and contain the effects of a pandemic on military forces, DOD civilians, DoD contractors, dependents, and benefi
Competition Framework for HR Management LOB Migrations This memo provides guidance to agencies planning to upgrade or replace their agency’s human resources management systems and discusses the process agencies should use to select providers for these systems and associated commercial support services. (OMB,
Government Health IT will present Liesa Jo Jenkins, executive director of CareSpark, in an eSeminar at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, where she will share her experiences and insight into building a health information exchange that enhances community health, rewards regional collaboration and drives economic progress.
