Government & Policy
ONC's 2011 budget part of a package of modest increases sought for programs, agencies involved in health IT.
Agency hands out $17 million to health information exchanges across the country to speed disability claims turnaround.
Over the last few years, federal and state health IT policymakers have paid little attention to the problem of managing provider identities.
The case for provider registries and directories
GAO says plan for joint DOD-VA electronic health record lacks project management basics.
Indiana Health Information Exchange, North Carolina Community Care Nets, will participate in five-year performance tests.
Health Secretary cites database consolidation, new technologies, as ways to slow escalating fraud problem.
The technical agency funds a project to create standards and certification methods to evaluate health IT 'usability.'
Department will set up expert group to troubleshoot incentive programs for harmful 'unintended consequences'.
Health network standards group does not rule out becoming a certification body for electronic health record systems.