Key Developments
HHS Data Show Quality Improvements and Cost Savings Through Reductions in Hospital-Induced Harm
Posted on May 8, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that new data show a 9% decrease nationally in hospital-acquired infections in 2011 and 2012. Reductions in adverse drug events and other... Read More >
ONC and AMA Release Brief on Health Information Exchange Among Non-federal Acute Care Hospitals
Posted on May 6, 2014
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the American Hospital Association has put out a data brief outlining health information exchange among non-federal acute... Read More >
HHS Releases Draft Report of Risk-Based Framework for Health IT
Posted on April 9, 2014
On April 3, 2014, HHS announced the release of a congressionally-mandated draft report developed by the FDA, ONC, and the FCC in consultation with health IT experts and consumer representatives. The... Read More >
HHS Announces Historic Release of Medicare Data on Payments Made to Physicians
Posted on April 9, 2014
On April 9, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data on payment and billing for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by physicians and other health care... Read More >
Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Release 2014 Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws
Posted on March 27, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute released their 2014 Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws. The report outlines how... Read More >
ONC releases results from the 2012 ONC Consumer Survey on Privacy and Security
Posted on February 25, 2014
ONC released a new data brief that reports the results of its 2012 consumer survey on privacy and security. The survey focused on consumers' attitudes about privacy and security. The brief reports... Read More >
ONC issues proposed rule for 2015 edition of EHR certification criteria
Posted on February 24, 2014
On February 21, 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for the next... Read More >
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