Government & Policy

Informatics association says ONC's Federal Health IT Plan will ignite demand for a "broader pool" of workers with modern skills.

AMIA, the association for informatics professionals, is urging the Office of the National Coordinator to give particular attention to workforce development. The organization called attention to healthcare IT workforce needs as part of its response to ONC's call for comments on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.

The beauty of the ONC's Federal Health IT Strategic Plan is that it's vague enough to remain flexible – a fact that also draws criticism.

Delay would be at expense of early adopters, but vendors and providers say there is not enough time to develop and deploy EHR updates.

With salaries rising as everyone pursues "the same pool of people," a veteran recruiter talks hospital hiring tactics.

Inventor of the modern mobile phone, Dr. Martin Cooper, says during a panel discussion that "the industry is still in its infancy."

The Department of Health and Human Services has released regulations today on accountable care organizations (ACOs). The rules will guide provider organizations in setting up exchanges of healthcare data to improve care and reduce costs, as mandated under the Accountable Care Act.

The Certification Commission has selected two new, all-volunteer panels to develop criteria for electronic health records in women's health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT's certification programs.

Barack Obama made a stop in Portland, Maine to discuss his plans for healthcare reform. New Media Manager Chip Means was on the scene to get the opinions of those who lined up for a glimpse of the president.

Health information could be accessible around the clock if all the data we had to deal with had only two digits to the right of the decimal place.