Digital Government
HHS panel wants database for health IT safety
An advisory panel wants a new national database to ensure the safe use of electronic health record systems.
People
Winners and losers under the NHIN Direct project
The Health and Human Services Department's NHIN Direct may cost state health information exchanges a way to make money.
Digital Government
House members seek parity for behavioral health electronic records
Lawmakers offer legislation to help mental health professionals buy health IT systems.
Digital Government
Broadband plan lays groundwork for health IT growth
FCC recommends ways HHS and Congress could facilitate broadband access for health IT.
Acquisition
HHS awards $267M for health IT regional centers
The Health and Human Services Department funds centers designed to help doctors and rural hospitals use health IT.
People
Health IT data security crude in some companies, says CMS CIO
Julie Boughn, the chief information officer for Medicare and Medicaid, says companies that want to work with her agency often display amateurish data security.
Digital Government
AHRQ publishes data formats for some electronic reporting
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released its updated version of common data formats to enable electronic reporting of patient safety data.
Digital Government
HHS provides $144M for health IT training and research
The Health and Human Services Department is handing out $144 million to set up health IT workforce training programs and health IT research projects.
Digital Government
HHS' Blumenthal disputes rumors on health IT spying
HHS is collaborating with the Justice Department on nationwide health data exchange, but that does not mean the data will go to law enforcement or national security agencies, according to Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health IT.
Digital Government
Think tank finds complex benefits and risks in health IT
The Obama administration's drive for health information technology implementation is occurring while health IT risks and benefits are not well understood, according to a new think tank report.
Digital Government
Obama sets sights on next Medicare administrator
Though the White House has not made it official yet, President Obama reportedly knows who he wants to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
Digital Government
DEA issues rule on e-prescribing for controlled drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration's new interim final rule would allow doctors and dentists who e-prescribe controlled substances to use their fingerprints or other biometric data to prove their identity.
Digital Government
HHS panel considers central authority for health IT vocabulary
A central authority may be needed to oversee common vocabulary terms for health data exchange and electronic health records.
Digital Government
IT plays critical role in health care reform
Health information technology and electronic health records (EHRs) underpin many of the provisions in the comprehensive health reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the president.
People
Web-based network created for health IT CIOs
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has set up a national online network to smooth collaborations between state health IT CIOs.
People
National broadband plan promotes health IT, telemedicine
The Federal Communication Commission's National Broadband Plan includes health information technology and telemedicine.
Digital Government
HHS advisers consider new database for health IT safety
A workgroup for the Health and Human Services Department today proposed a new health IT patient safety national database and reporting system.
Digital Government
What role should government play in health IT?
An HHS federal advisory workgroup describes four strategic roles for the federal government to play in health IT.
Digital Government
FDA weighs tighter oversight of health IT apps to protect patients
The Food and Drug Administration is considering stepping up its oversight of patient safety related to health IT software, according to an FDA official.
Digital Government
HHS awards $100M for pediatric e-health records
The Health and Human Services Department is investing in the development of pediatric electronic health records in 18 states.
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