Health IT Buzz

Don’t get me wrong, the information blocking regulations are important, but let’s not forget that the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and our implementing regulations (Cures Act Final Rule...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/healthit-certification/not-so-hidden-gems-in-the-21st-century-cures-act-final-rule-get-to-know-the-conditions-of-certification

In the third blog in our series on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-driven predictive models (data analytics tool or software) in health care, we discussed some potential r...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-innovation/back-to-the-future-what-predictive-decision-support-can-learn-from-deloreans-and-the-big-short

As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health (mHealth) app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, it is likely you have quest...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-data/guiding-developers-through-foundational-federal-laws-applicable-to-mobile-health-technology

December 1st is World AIDS Day, when we collectively remember those who died due to AIDS-related illnesses and renew our commitment to work together to end the HIV epidemic and support people wi...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-equity/this-world-aids-day-reflecting-on-health-it-as-a-tool-for-advancing-health-equity-and-ending-the-hiv-epidemic

ONC launched the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE) Program in 2020 using funding from the Coronavirus Aid...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/public-health/star-hie-program-helps-unlock-powerful-public-health-data-in-west-virginia

Hot off the presses, the Pediatric Health Information Technology: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Informational Resource (NAS IR) is a new resource from ONC to support pediatric care and practice ...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-data/addressing-evolving-health-information-technology-needs-in-pediatric-care-neonatal-abstinence-syndrome-nas-informational-resource-ir

The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) recently submitted their final report and recommendations related to ONC adopted standards and implementation specifications reference...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-it-implementation/hitac-recommendations-on-onc-adopted-standards

The 2015 Edition Cures Update made several changes to the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program), including new functionalities; new, removed, and revised criteria; and new r...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/healthit-certification/actionable-ways-to-meet-the-2015-edition-cures-update-requirements

This blog post is co-authored with Jennifer Roberts, Assistant Director for Health Technologies, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Grail Sipes, Assistant Director for Biome...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-data/ostp-in-partnership-with-onc-seeks-input-on-optimizing-data-capture-for-clinical-trials

ONC is working alongside Health Level Seven International (HL7®) and with a wide range of partners from health care, government (federal and states), community-based organizations, developers, p...

https://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/health-equity/moving-standards-to-support-sdoh-data-capture-from-the-sandbox-to-production