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HIT Policy Committee Discusses Stage 3. The Health IT Policy Committee held its February meeting this week. Most of the agenda was devoted to reviewing public comments on the HITPC Stage 3 Request for Comment, which included feedback from the Health IT Standards Committee. Read more: HIT Policy Committee Discusses Stage 3

HIMSS Urges CMS to Maintain ICD-10 Adoption Date. This week, HIMSS submitted a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reiterate strong support for maintaining the October 1, 2014 revised date for nationwide adoption of ICD-10. Read more: HIMSS Urges CMS to Maintain ICD-10 Adoption Date

Tavenner Nominated as CMS Administrator; Confirmed to Speak at HIMSS13. This week, the President nominated Marilyn Tavenner to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Read more: Tavenner Nominated as CMS Administrator Confirmed to Speak at HIMSS13

Managing Consent in an HIE Environment. One of the most challenging operational aspects of running an HIE is obtaining and managing consent. In this article we would like to review some of the key issues related to this topic as well as different strategies being used in HIEs around the country to manage consent. Read…

A Boon to Healthcare Interoperability in India. Continua Health Alliance has announced the appointment of Rajendra Gupta as the Chair for their India Working Group. Rajendra is internationally recognized as an innovator in healthcare and public policy, having served in top leadership positions with many of the world’s largest companies. Read more: A Boon to…

IHE North American Connectathon and Conference 2013 Introduces New Features to Advance Health Information Exchange. A significant new step was taken toward the interoperability of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) with the introduction of a pilot Certification Program at the IHE North American (NA) Connectathon and Conference, which concluded last week. Read more: IHE North American…

HIMSS13 HIE Symposium to Focus on Results-Driven Health Information Exchange. Kick off your HIMSS13 experience by attending the HIE Symposium on Sunday, March 3. Read more: HIMSS13 HIE Symposium to Focus on Results-Driven Health Information Exchange

HRSA Calls for Ideas to Progress TXT4Tots Program. On Jan. 31, the Federal Register included a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit ideas and information related to ways in which Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) can work with interested partners to disseminate and apply TXT4Tots. Read more: HRSA Calls for Ideas to Progress TXT4Tots…