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The agency's plan to expand networks to cover thousand of providers dictates a strong standards regime, says health IT advisor.
ONC's 2011 budget part of a package of modest increases sought for programs, agencies involved in health IT.
Heralding another important use for electronic medical records, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to require that radiology information be logged on health record systems such as Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault.
President Barack Obama submitted on Monday a $3.8 trillion federal budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2011. The president said he plans to make healthcare reform – and healthcare IT in particular – a major part of his long-term plans to put America back on track financially.
Investments in community health centers that provide care for about 15 million people who are poor, underserved and uninsured have helped expand the services, according to new research. The funds sometimes also give technology a boost.
Agency hands out $17 million to health information exchanges across the country to speed disability claims turnaround.
The case for provider registries and directories
Doctors who have shopped for healthcare software have sometimes come to regret their purchases, according to a new story reported by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund.
Quality Health Network, a Grand Junction, Co.-based not-for-profit health information exchange network, plans to expand services to health professionals in Colorado communities of Aspen and Montrose.
The Health Information Trust Alliance has updated the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) to reflect new regulations and user experiences.