ONC Announces New Project for EHR Systems
ONC Announces New Project for EHR Systems

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced the launch of an industry project to consolidate and harmonize required health information exchange specifications that support meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) systems.

UnitedHealth Group updates its ID cards
UnitedHealth Group updates its ID cards

UnitedHealth Group has adopted new standards for healthcare ID cards across all its health plans. The cards will provide patient eligibility information and access to a personal health record, and process healthcare transactions.

A ‘Tipping Point’ Year For Health Care IT, Says HHS
A ‘Tipping Point’ Year For Health Care IT, Says HHS

Health-care providers of all stripes face a host of technology challenges in the new year. Indeed, “the tea leaves are not settled at the bottom of the cup yet, but [providers] are already expected to budget for 2009, 2010 and beyond,” said Bob Booz, managing vice president for Gartner Research, at a kick-off town hall at Everything Channel’s Healthcare Summit in San Diego.

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