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ONC Launches Its 10-Year Interoperability Vision
In 10 years, the health IT infrastructure will include array of interoperable products and services that allow the healthcare system to continuously learn and advance the goal of improved healthcare, according to ONC’s 10-year interoperability vision released on June 5. By 2024, individuals, providers, communities, and researchers should have an array of interoperable health IT…
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News 6/6/14
Top News It’s been a busy week for ONC. After news of a reorganization, cheerleading for open data at Health Datapalooza, and receiving a letter from GOP leaders questioning its authority, the office publishes a 10-year vision statement on the future of interoperability. At 13 pages, it is “an invitation to health IT stakeholders ……
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A Call To Action for a Nationwide Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure
Today we are pleased to release Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A 10-Year Vision to Achieve an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure. This paper describes ONC’s broad vision and framework for interoperability and is an invitation to health IT stakeholders – clinicians, consumers, hospitals, public health, technology developers, payers, researchers, policymakers and many others…
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ONC unveils 10-year plan for healthcare interoperability
By 2024, the national health IT infrastructure and data standards will evolve to support robust information sharing and aggregation, creating a “continuous learning” environment for care, according to an ONC paper published today. read more …read more
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WEDI roadmap urges HHS to limit burden of ICD-10 delay
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a letter dated June 4 to take action to minimize disruption within the healthcare industry from the ICD-10 delay. read more …read more
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First Edition: June 5, 2014
Today’s headlines include the latest developments regarding congressional action on the veterans’ health care scandal as well as reports about the latest Medicaid enrollment figures in the context of the health law. …read more
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Highlights: Calif. insurance commissioner battle; food stamps and Medicaid in Calif.; Mo. and experimental drug therapies
Incumbent Democrat Dave Jones held a strong lead in Tuesday’s primary election voting for state insurance commissioner, but he still faces a rematch in November against Republican challenger Ted Gaines (Lifsher, 6/3). …read more
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CBO to stop scoring some parts of the health law
The congressional budget analysts announce that they will continue to track the financial impact of the marketplaces and the Medicaid expansion program, but not some of the other smaller changes made under the law. Meanwhile, a new strategy for employers who provide health care is coming under scrutiny. …read more
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University of Colorado Health building a data infrastructure from scratch
University of Colorado Health is building IT systems to treat people, not diseases, according to CIO Steve Hess. read more …read more
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Democrats tout Medicaid expansion in campaigns
But House Republicans are divided over their promise to vote on a health law alternative this year as millions of Americans are now enrolled in expanded Medicaid and subsidized private coverage. …read more