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There seems to be one consistent theme among healthcare groups sounding off on the proposed information blocking rule: The timeline is too aggressive.
Experts agree interoperability is health IT's most pressing challenge, but exactly what role the federal government will play depends on who you ask.
A health IT advocacy coalition is questioning whether the ONC has exceeded its authority.
Building the value-based healthcare system of the future depends on meeting primary care doctors' data needs.
B. Vindell Washington has some advice for the incoming Trump administration about coordinating health IT nationally: It’s more complicated than it looks.
AHA wants ONC to provide more information in its 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory about how it differentiates between the maturity of health IT standards.
CMS’s new final rule implementing the Quality Payment Program, established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, relies heavily on health IT and EHRs.
ONC on Friday finalized a rule that clarifies its ability to directly review certified health IT and hold developers accountable for non-conformity.
ONC has unveiled a new tool to help providers better understand EHR contracts so they can negotiate more equitable terms with vendors.
Vindell Washington talked at length in a meeting with reporters Monday about ONC's role going forward, with particular attention paid to oversight interoperability.