The goal is to tackle some of the root challenges the widespread adoption of electronic health records. In this case, it's about making things easier for the doctors.

Donald Rucker, head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, says it’s time for the industry to start taking better advantage of population-level data.

The ONC chief said that regulatory accumulation in the health care sector is impacting how it embraces technology, and it’s time for reform.

The office’s focus on reducing the documentation burden is part of a strategy to make the use of EHRs more palatable for small practice physicians.