News and Events relating to Health IT from the Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/healthinformationtechnology/ Tue, June 10, 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST The 5th Nationwide Health Information Network Forum, held this week in Washington, D.C., showcased the groundbreaking work of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) trial implementations which began more than 14 months ago. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/12/20081219a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/12/20081219a.html Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST The American Health Information Community (AHIC) -- a federal advisory committee established in 2005 to offer recommendations to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt to accelerate the adoption of health information technology, or health IT -- formally concluded its work today. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/11/20081112a.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt welcomed the announcement today by AHIC Successor, Inc., that the public-private entity has established a board of directors to lead its efforts to accelerate the adoption of a nationwide, interoperable health information system. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/09/20080923a.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0500 HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today named 12 communities that will participate in a national Medicare demonstration project that provides incentive payments to physicians for using certified electronic health records (EHR) to improve the quality of patient care. The five-year, first-of-its-kind project is expected to improve the quality of care provided to an estimated 3.6 million Americans. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/06/20080610a.html Tue, June 10, 2008 14:00:00 -0500 HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today applauded the more than 30 communities that have applied for a new demonstration project that will provide Medicare incentive payments to primary care physician practices that use certified electronic health records (EHR) to improve the quality of patient care. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/05/20080519a.html Mon, May 19, 2008 11:00:00 -0500 HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today, during a meeting of the American Health Information Community (AHIC), that LMI Consulting of McLean, Virginia, in association with the Brookings Institution (Brookings), has been awarded a grant to establish, as a successor to the AHIC, a self-sustaining, public-private partnership based in the private sector. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/01/pr20080122a.html Tue, Jan 22, 2008 17:00:00 -0500 In a move that will improve health care for millions of Americans, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced a five-year demonstration project that will encourage small to medium-sized physician practices to adopt electronic health records (EHRs). http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/10/pr20071030a.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:40:00 -0500 As part of the efforts to design and establish a public-private partnership to succeed the American Health Information Community (AHIC) by fall 2008, HHS has issued the final white paper describing the vision for and attributes of a successor to the AHIC. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/08/pr20070807c.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:30:00 -0500 HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced timelines and key activities necessary to transition the American Health Information Community (AHIC) from a federal advisory committee to an independent, private-sector health Information Technology (IT) leadership entity. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2007pres/06/pr20070612a.html Tue, 12 June 2007 16:15:00 -0500