CCHIT ceases operations, donates assets to HIMSS Foundation
After ten years of working for the health IT community, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) announced it will 
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KLAS, CHIME in on research, benchmarking partnership
Profile: Alex Delvecchio
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and KLAS Enterprises announced a partnership that will focus on research, benchmarking, advocacy support and collaboration on granting awards. The announcement was made in San Antonio, at the CHIME14 Fall Forum and will become...
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DeSalvo still running ONC
Profile: Shaun Sutner
Karen DeSalvo, M.D., is still in charge. That unambiguous message was embedded in a low-profile post on ONC's blog, "Health IT Buzz," a few days after the agency blasted out news to the world that...
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$840 million HHS initiative targets better patient care
Profile: Alex Delvecchio
U.S. healthcare providers tempted to treat as many patients in as little time as possible to benefit their bottom lines have a new reason to reconsider that approach. The Department of Health and Human Services announced an $840 million initiative that will fund organizations that work directly...
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CDC, ONC collaborate to improve use of EHRs for Ebola screening
The Public Health-EHR Vendors Collaboration Initiative, composed of public health practitioners and EHR vendors, convened earlier this month to discuss Ebola electronic screening tools and protocols. The PH-EHR Vendors Collaboration Initiative was established by the CDC the ONC in August 2013 to...
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Healthcare groups call on CMS and ONC for meaningful use slowdown
Profile: Shaun Sutner
Eight influential healthcare groups have joined the campaign to persuade federal health IT officials to ease up on the meaningful use program's requirements and timelines.
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Nurses bemoan system deficiencies in EHR survey
Profile: Alex Delvecchio
Nurses -- a group of employees often left out of hospital technology purchasing decisions -- were recently asked for their opinions on the EHRs they work with. Their disapproval was nearly universal. Nearly all of them (98%) said they weren't part of the purchase or configuration processes for...
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AMA proposes changes to meaningful use program
The American Medical Association (AMA) lobbied the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement its version of a revamped meaningful use program in a 30-page letter. The...
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ONC health data privacy watchdog Lucia Savage arrives as interop czar Doug Fridsma leaves
Profile: Shaun Sutner
Another lawyer will soon guide ONC’s privacy office. Lucia Savage, a New York University Law School grad, will later this month succeed Joy Pritts, the Case Western...
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Optional 2014 EHR certification criteria up for review
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Alterations to the draft version of ONC's 2014 Edition Release 2 EHR Certification Criteria is now open to a public comment period, during which users can offer reviews and feedback on 0 Comments
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