Setting Our Sights Toward a Healthier, More Innovative, Data-Driven Future
The draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan [PDF – 2.3 MB] (the draft Plan) is now open for public comment. The public comment period on the draft Plan ends on May 28, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM ET....
View ArticleAdvancing Nationwide, Trusted Health Information Networks
Health IT has become integral to health care delivery and this trend has accelerated since the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009....
View ArticleImproving Information Sharing and Patient Safety: Hear from ONC’s Rachel Nelson
Rachel Nelson is the compliance and administration branch chief in ONC’s office of policy, regulatory and policy affairs division. She leads an interdisciplinary team of subject-matter experts focused...
View ArticleHealth Equity for All
This National Minority Health Month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is highlighting its commitment to health equity for all. Achieving health equity requires a systemic change...
View ArticleEnhancing Healthcare Interoperability: Launching the DaVinci Prior...
There has been significant progress in interoperability among providers for treatment purposes, and while there is still considerable work to do, we now need to broaden our scope to also focus on...
View ArticleONC @ 20: A Tale of Optimism and Humility
Hey class, it’s time to jump in the Wayback Machine. In this case, I literally had to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to rummage for this post’s content in honor of ONC’s 20th anniversary....
View ArticleONC @ 20: Celebrating the People
ONC is more than an organization; it is a movement with a clear vision for all Americans to have better health enabled by data. ONC joined the health IT revolution when it was established by Executive...
View ArticleONC’s Journey Chairing the Global Digital Health Partnership in 2022 and 2023
Many digital health leaders in governments internationally face the same types of challenges that we do here in the United States (US). Despite differences in care delivery and payment models,...
View ArticleNavigating Healthcare Transformation: A Nurse’s Perspective on ONC’s HTI-1...
In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, nurses are at the forefront of patient care, witnessing firsthand the impact of transformative initiatives and regulatory updates. ONC’s HTI-1 final rule...
View ArticleSupporting Information Privacy for Patients, Now and Always: Four Reminders...
On April 22, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a final rule, entitled HIPAA Privacy Rule to...
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