HHS Announces Funding for Health Information Exchanges to Support Public Health Agencies – STAR HIE Program Funds Five Organizations to Improve Interoperability of Health Data

01. October 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced today five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to public health emergencies, including disasters and pandemics such as COVID-19. The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health ...

HHS Launching Initiative to Track Physician Use and Burdens of Health IT ONC Awards Cooperative Agreement to American Board of Family Medicine

30. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an initiative to measure health information technology (health IT) use among office-based physicians across the country. The HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) awarded a cooperative agreement to the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) to measure the use ...

Trump Administration Deploys Abbott BinaxNOW Tests to States

29. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Trump Administration today detailed the national distribution plan for the Abbott BinaxNOW Ag Card rapid test to assist Governors’ efforts to continue to safely reopen their states. BinaxNOW is a unique testing option to provide support to K-12 teachers and students, higher education, critical infrastructure, first responders, and other priorities as governors deem fit. ...