Review of recent studies shows predominantly positive results for health information technology A study completed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and published in the journal Health Affairs finds growing evidence of the benefits of health information technology (HIT). Using methods that were employed by two previous independent reviews, […]

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ONC to provide additional funding to accelerate critical access and rural hospitals’ switch to electronic health records Dr. David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, national coordinator for health information technology in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced an additional $12 million in new technical support assistance to help critical access […]

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ONC announces launch of “Direct Project” pilots ‘Open Government’ process yields rapid drive toward early exchange of electronic health information The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced today that providers and public health agencies in Minnesota and Rhode Island began this month exchanging health information using specifications developed by the Direct […]

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