Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
ONC ‘hard at work’ on standards for big-picture data about U.S. health care
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.
HHS has a new step-by-step guide to getting, and using, digital health records
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has a new webpage with a step-by-step guide.
ONC’s Rucker says it’s time for a regulatory overhaul of health IT
The ONC chief said that regulatory accumulation in the health care sector is impacting how it embraces technology, and it’s time for reform.
HHS hopes to connect health networks with its Trusted Exchange Framework
The draft version of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement will be open for public comment until Feb. 18.
GAO’s health IT advisory panel looks for founding members
A new health IT advisory committee will combine two existing committees and will recommend health IT practices to federal officials.