Government & Policy

By Bob Brewin 01:00 am August 22, 2005
The framework documents the approaches, policies and tools needed to foster interoperability across the health sector.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am August 19, 2005
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology was officially launched in a notice in the Federal Register.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am August 19, 2005
A new study suggests creating university-based centers to train health care professionals to apply systems expertise to health care delivery.
By Michael Arnone 01:00 am August 18, 2005
DHS and union leaders met to discuss what will happen next to MaxHR, the proposed DHS personnel system that a federal judge has forbidden the department to implement.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am August 18, 2005
The New Zealand Health Information Strategy focuses on the development of a distributed electronic health records rather than a centralized system.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am August 18, 2005
The New Zealand Health Information Strategy focuses on the development of a distributed electronic health records rather than a centralized system.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am August 17, 2005
Report shows how errors can occur when doctors use automated systems to prescribe medicine.
By Janet M. Marchibroda 01:00 am August 16, 2005
Upcoming health IT summit brings together federal, state and local stakeholders to discuss the rapidly changing health care and information technology landscape.
By Bob Brewin 01:00 am August 12, 2005
The eHealth Collaboratory will support the development of interoperable EHR systems.
By Nancy zz_Ferris 01:00 am August 11, 2005
Federal advisory group on interoperability was unable to agree on whether to recommend use of national health ID numbers.