General Accountability Office: Electronic Health Records – HHS Strategy to Address Information Exchange Challenges Lacks Specific Prioritized Actions and Milestones

This March 2014 report from the General Accountability Office (GAO) is critical of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Continue reading →

Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Principles and Strategy for Accelerating Health Information Exchange

In August 2013, the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Continue reading →

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: 2014 Report to Congress

This is the 2014 report to Congress from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology on Continue reading →

Office of the National Coordinator: Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has published a draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Continue reading →

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Final Rule on Patient Access to Lab Results

This final regulation published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in February 2014 clarifies that patients have Continue reading →

DHHS Office of Civil Rights: Letter on Consumer Right to Access Health Information

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights issued this letter in 2013 clarifying the right Continue reading →

Blue Shield of California Foundation: Building Better Health Care for Low-Income Californians

“This may yet be the greatest test of our healthcare system – whether we can effectively bring patients into the Continue reading →

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Strong Enrollment of Eligible Hospitals and Providers in HITECH Act EHR Incentive Programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released updated data (as of November 2013) about the number of Continue reading →