Healthy People 2020: Request for Comments on New Objectives
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting comments regarding new objectives proposed to be added to Continue reading
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Office of National Coordinator for Health IT: Draft 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory
The Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has issued a draft of its 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory. Continue reading
Fenway Institute: Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records
This issue brief from the Fenway Institute National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Education Center describes the emerging best Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health has published this first-ever Equity Plan for Improving Continue reading
Send Comment to CMS by September 8 to Support Race and Ethnicity Data Stratification in Medicare Physician Quality Reporting
BACKGROUND The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are seeking public comments on whether physician quality measures from the Continue reading
Health Research and Education Trust: Diversity in Health Care
The Health Research and Education Trust of the American Hospital Association has published these six case studies describing how hospitals Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court: Marriage Equality Recognized Nationwide
In its June 26, 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court found a federal constitutional right to Continue reading
URGENT: Tomorrow is Deadline for Comments on Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Proposed Rule
BACKGROUND The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has proposed a Continue reading
