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Fri, May 14 2010 2:27 PM EST
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Below is a message from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Private and secure health information exchange enables information to follow the patient when and where it is needed for better care. The Federal government is working to enable a wide range o... [MORE]
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Wed, Dec 30 2009 7:23 PM EST
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Below is a message from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, released this evening, Dec. 30, 2009:As we look toward 2010, we can envision a transformation of our health system to improve health care quality, efficiency, equity, and safety through the use of h... [MORE]
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 12:42 PM EST
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Below is a message distributed today from Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, related to funding to communiites in order to build and strengthen their health IT infrastructure and exchange capabilities.
Today the administration announced the availabil... [MORE]
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Thu, Nov 12 2009 6:16 PM EST
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Below is a message, distributed today by Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology, providing an update to government initiatives related to health IT policy. As the many activities mandated by the HITECH Act move forward, I want to take a momen... [MORE]
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Thu, Oct 01 2009 3:54 PM EST
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A message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
I recently reported on our announcement of State Health Information Technology Grants and grants to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, as authorized under the Health Informat... [MORE]
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Thu, Sep 10 2009 1:31 AM EST
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You have to love the blogosphere and twittersphere in the wake of a national event. While this blog focuses on the IT enablement portion of healthcare transformation, the backdrop of the political debate on healthcare reform can't be completely ignored. Below is an initial round-up ... [MORE]
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Wed, Sep 09 2009 5:00 PM EST
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As part of the ARRA, ONC is required to publicize the HIT Standards Committee recommendations in the Federal Register and also provide for public input.
Individuals wishing to make comments on the Committee’s August 20, 2009, recommendations may present oral comments at the Committ... [MORE]
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Wed, Aug 26 2009 3:26 PM EST
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Last week was a busy week, with outreach from Dr. Blumenthal, a new meaningful use matrix, and new grants announced.
Timing is everything – meaningful use to be defined in Spring 2010. Dr. Blumenthal announced that the preliminary definition for “meaningful use&... [MORE]
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