Update 9/24/2020: In the 10 years since we wrote this article, the DEA received questions and requests for clarification on various issues concerning the implementation and technical requirements for e-prescribing controlled substances. To provide further clarification, this year, the DEA reopened the EPCS Interim Final Rule for ...
On March 24, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) posted a 30-day notice to solicit comments under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 regarding its estimate of the burden to conduct a survey about public attitudes towards an electronic health information exchange and the associated privacy and security aspects. The Office ...
On March 2, 2010, the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) issued its proposed rulemaking respecting the certification standards that an eligible health care provider's electronic health record must satisfy in order to qualify for incentives under the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health Act (HITECH Act), which ...
For more up-to-date information about ARRA grants related to EHRs, see the page titled "Grants" which can be found at the top of this blog's home page.
A complete listing of the Health Information Exchange (HIEs), Regional Extention Centers (RECs) and job training recipients of HIT grants under the Health Information Technology for Economic ...