In August 2022 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) launched the 2022 Public Health Data Systems Task Force as a subcommittee of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The task force will meet through the beginning of November to present recommendations continuing and building upon the work of the 2021 task force. Members of the task force include individuals from various levels of government, relevant public health associations, and industry partners. Specifically, the task force is focused on the certification criteria for EHR products certified under the ONC Health IT Certification Program that cover transmission of data from EHRs to public health in these domains...
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ONC calls out information blockers
Mike Miliard | Healthcare IT News | April 10, 2015
Having received many complaints in recent months about vendors and providers engaging in information blocking, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is "becoming increasingly concerned about these practices, which devalue taxpayer investments in health IT and are fundamentally incompatible with efforts to transform the nation’s health system."
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ONC Certification Mark To Assure Of Functionality, Interop
Mike Miliard | Government Health IT | July 11, 2013
As we reach the "tipping point" of electronic health record adoption, the Office of the National Coordinator has issued a mark for EHRs and other health IT products, meant to serve as visual proof that they can offer functionality, interoperability and security. Read More »
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ONC Chief DeSalvo Vacates Role, Reider Resigns CMO Post
Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | October 24, 2014
Leadership changes atop ONC raise questions about the agency’s ability to achieve its long-term plans for interoperability...
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ONC Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma Resigns
Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | September 22, 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on Monday announced that Doug Fridsma, MD is stepping down from his post as chief scientist. Fridsma’s departure comes on the heels of other high-profile resignations, notably the so-called consumerista Lygeia Ricciardi and chief privacy officer Joy Pritts...
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ONC Data Underscores Interoperability Challenges for Small, Rural Hospitals
Chris Nerney | HIE Watch | September 12, 2016
The latest data brief from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) shows genuine progress among U.S. hospitals in the electronic sharing of patient records, as HIE Watch reported Thursday. But ONC’s July data brief also makes clear that whether a hospital is capable of electronic record sharing depends in large part on its size and location...
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ONC Details Plan to Improve Data Standards, Big Data Analytics
Sara Heath | Health IT Analytics | May 17, 2016
ONC has proposed several pieces of legislation promoting better and more effective data standards for health information exchange, which would help to support the use of healthcare big data analytics to improve patient care. According to a recent blog post published by ONC’s Karen Desalvo and Lisa Lewis, the agency has proposed several pieces of legislation in an effort to keep pace with the quick evolution of healthcare IT...
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ONC Drops Pursuit Of NwHIN Governance
Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | September 10, 2012
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has dropped pursuit of a regulation for establishing “rules of the road” for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN) based on feedback it has received. Read More »
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ONC EHR Reporting Program RFI: A Public Health Perspective
By Noam H. Arzt, Ph.D. | September 12, 2018
On August 24, 2018, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a Request for Information (RFI) related to the EHR Reporting Program. This RFI is required by the 21st Century Cures Act and its primary purpose is to gather ideas and suggestions related to how ONC might provide better information about Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT). Apparently, the initial intention was to create a "star rating" like the type used in Consumer Reports to use to rate EHRs, but that seems to have been abandoned in favor of some kind of measurement system. But it is far from clear exactly how this would be done.
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ONC fail: EHR 'data blocking' still rampant
Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | April 17, 2015
Manuel Prado, president of Viva Transcription, Santa Cruz, Calif., publicly complained two years ago about the high interface fees – up to $10,000 – that electronic health record vendors charged for each hospital or physician practice they connect to his transcription service. “That's data blocking,” he charged. “If taxpayers are contributing $44,000 or $63,000 (in federal Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments) for each EHR, it's not too much to ask” that they make interconnect charges free.
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ONC Head Dr. Donald Rucker Addresses open API's, Interoperability and Usability During WEDI Keynote
Press Release |
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) |
August 23, 2017
Earlier this month, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a trusted advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), held its 2017 Summer Forum which featured keynote addresses by Donald W. Rucker, MD, head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC/HHS) and Madhu Annadata, director, Division of National Standards, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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ONC Holds A Key To The Structural Deficit
Adrian Gropper | The Health Care Blog | April 7, 2013
It’s called Blue Button+ and it works by giving physicians and patients the power to drive change. Read More »
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ONC Interoperability Meeting Raises More Questions Than Answers
Adrian Gropper | The Health Care Blog | July 25, 2017
ONC’s first public event under the new administration was very well organized and run. Eight leading health information exchange incumbents were able to describe their current approaches and plans, the patient advocate position was clearly stated, and a nice synthesis of the issues raised by the trusted framework approach to interoperability was prepared by a consulting organization. Much to ONC’s credit, they went out of their way to provide access and public comment to an extent that is unprecedented in my experience. Slides and recordings will be posted soon and a 30-day comment period runs through August 24. Kudos to ONC...
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ONC Launches Public Health Data Systems Task Force
By Noam H. Arzt, Ph.D. | September 18, 2022
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ONC Offers Guidance To Providers Ineligible For MU
Mike Miliard | Government Health IT | September 11, 2013
As it works to broaden health information exchange capabilities across the care continuum, the Office of the National Coordinator has drawn up a certification guidance aimed at technology developers serving specialized providers who are ineligible for Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments. Read More »
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ONC Releases Beta Scorecard for C-CDA Documents
Greg Slabodkin | Health Data Management | July 20, 2016
A new tool released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is being offered to providers and developers to help them identify and resolve interoperability issues involving Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) documents in their HIT systems. Read More »
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