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More outreach on info blocking compliance high on ONC’s to-do list

Although the state of the pandemic has been looking better in the United States recently, National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi says we’re not out of the woods yet. But technology can help ensure a more seamless response moving forward, he said.   One job for inter-agency task forces, he noted, will be considering:… Read More »

Health standards organizations help codify novel coronavirus info

As part of the global effort to manage and contain the coronavirus response, two global health standards organizations have introduced new content. Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International, are supporting care teams globally to code and track SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 cases, and by extension support clinicians and researchers in their efforts to address its containment.… Read More »

More than 70% of hospital data breaches include sensitive info

Dive Brief: More than 70% of all hospital data breaches include sensitive demographic or financial information that could lead to fraud or identity theft, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine analyzing almost 1,500 breaches of protected health information over the past decade. Each breach included at least one piece of… Read More »