Government & Policy
CMS final rule establishes certainty for what providers must do to fulfill meaningful use to qualify for EHR incentives.
SAIC will develop technical features so that public health and clinical care providers can exchange data.
The rule will detail requirements for meaningful use of EHRs and ONC will release final rule on standards and certification.
Privacy expert briefs Tiger team on impact of proposed rule on coverage of 'downstream' healthcare subcontractors.
The appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services applauded by health IT leaders.
Sebelius proposes changes to HIPAA designed to strengthen patient information privacy and bolster health IT adoption.
Municipal integrated delivery system triples number of referrals via health information exchange system.
A selection of recent emails-to-the-editor on matters large and small to the government health IT community.
Policy team to base recommendations on three health information exchange models, which drew criticism from some panel members.
Association of Public Health Laboratories wins grant from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance exchange of lab data.