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It’s been about a year since the Department of Health and Human Services first proposed rules to make patient medical records more accessible, which have yet to be finalized—much to the dismay of some stakeholders.January 30
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The Trump administration continues to circle the wagons in its defense of the federal government’s efforts to enable patient access to their electronic health information.January 30
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is pushing forward with a proposed rule meant to ensure patient access to their electronic healthcare information.January 28
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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar lashed out on Monday at healthcare stakeholders critical of a proposed rule from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT meant to enable patient access to their electronic medical records.January 28
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has updated a web-based resource for helping small- to medium-sized physician practices with implementing health IT.January 21
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Wednesday released a draft 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for public comment.January 15
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As Congress looks to draft follow-up legislation to the 21st Century Cures Act, industry groups want to see lawmakers institute wide-ranging reforms to advance digital health and biomedical research.December 18
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While the American Medical Association supports enabling patient access and sharing of their own electronic healthcare information, the physician group is concerned that a proposed federal rule will put sensitive data at risk.December 12
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The National Library of Medicine is developing analysis tools to mine electronic health records to help discover adverse drug reactions, identify promising drug targets and detect transplant rejection earlier.October 8
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As the industry joins the app economy, he contends that patients will be as protective of their medical data as they are of their banking information.August 22
