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ONC releases draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment

March 28, 2024 - ONC has released the draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment. The agency developed the draft in partnership with more than 25 federal organizations. The preceding 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan drove progress across government and industry to improve the access, sharing, and use of electronic health...


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HIE, NextGen Aid Compliance with Health Data Exchange Framework

by Hannah Nelson

A California-based health information exchange (HIE) has partnered with EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare to help healthcare providers comply with the state’s new health data exchange...

What Providers Can Expect for Information Blocking Enforcement

by Hannah Nelson

While the 21st Century Cures Act prohibited information blocking in 2016, healthcare interoperability has remained a persistent challenge across the country. The Cures Act defines information blocking as any practice likely to interfere...

HHS Data Strategy Looks to Expand Human Services Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a new data strategy, which includes the expansion of the role of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)...

Most Care Orgs Unprepared for Cures Act Interoperability Requirements

by Hannah Nelson

While 61 percent of healthcare organizations have invested resources into meeting the interoperability requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act, only 36 percent report having the necessary data...

HHS, ONC Bring TEFCA Live for Nationwide Health Data Exchange

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has announced that national health data exchange governed by...

Indian Health Service Taps Oracle Health EHR Implementation for HIE

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that the Indian Health Service (IHS) is implementing an Oracle Health EHR system to drive health information exchange (HIE). The new...

HHS Releases Proposed Rule for Information Blocking Disincentives

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed rule for public comment that would establish disincentives for healthcare providers found by the HHS Office of Inspector...

CalHHS Names 9 Qualified Health Information Organizations for DxF

by Hannah Nelson

The California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) has announced the designation of nine entities as Qualified Health Information Organizations (QHIOs) to support the state’s health data...

Massachusetts Taps Health IT to Drive Behavioral Health Care Coordination

by Hannah Nelson

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded health IT vendor PointClickCare Technologies a contract to implement a behavioral health...

HHS OIG Releases Final Rule for Information Blocking Penalties

by Hannah Nelson

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a final rule establishing the statutory penalties created by the 21st Century Cures Act information blocking requirements. The...

CalHHS Announces $47M in Grants for Data Exchange Framework

by Hannah Nelson

The California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) has launched a $47 million grant program to support health and social service organizations in implementing the state Data Exchange Framework...

1,400 Healthcare Orgs Join CalHHS Data Exchange Framework

by Hannah Nelson

Over 1,400 organizations have joined the California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework (DxF), the first-ever statewide data sharing agreement of its kind in California. The...

HHS Proposes New Data Standards for Electronic Health Data Sharing

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed a new rule to implement data standards, which would improve the electronic...

CalHHS Launches Portal for State’s First Health Data Sharing Agreement

by Hannah Nelson

The California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) has launched an online portal allowing healthcare stakeholders to sign on to California’s first-ever HHS Data Sharing Agreement ahead of a...

ONC Outlines Health IT Certification Tips for 2015 Edition Cures Update

by Hannah Nelson

The 2015 Edition Cures Update made several changes to the ONC Health IT Certification Program, including new functionalities and requirements establishing the Conditions and Maintenance of...

WEDI Calls on HHS to Delay No Surprises Act Data Exchange Requirements

by Hannah Nelson

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay the No Surprises Act data exchange requirements. The No Surprises Act...

CHIME Leads Request for HHS to Delay Information Blocking Deadline

by Sarai Rodriguez

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and nine other healthcare industry groups have called on HHS to postpone the approaching information blocking compliance deadline,...

CalHHS Data Exchange Framework Set to Boost Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

The recently unveiled California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework is set to promote health data interoperability across the state, according to The National Law...

HHS Strategy Aims to Improve Patient Access to Health Information

by Hannah Nelson

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022-2026 aligns with the 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and focuses on improving patient access to...