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HHS announces additional members of the HIT policy and standards committees

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) requires the Secretary to issue, through the rulemaking process, "an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria" for health information technology (HIT

HHS to publish HIT Standards Committee schedule for the assessment of HIT Policy Committee recommendations

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2009

In compliance with the deadline set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"), the HIT Standards Committee developed a schedule for assessing the policy recommendations received from the HIT Policy Committee at its first meeting on May 15, 2009

HIT Policy Committee discusses draft definition of "meaningful use"

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2009

The HIT Policy Committee, established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"), met this morning for its second public meeting

HIT Standards Committee holds second meeting

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 25 2009

The HIT Standards Committee, established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"), met yesterday for its second public meeting

HHS announces upcoming HIT policy and standards committee meetings

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 30 2009

The Office of the National Coordinator announced three upcoming meetings today related to HIT policy and standards development

HHS releases software linking health IT systems to national network

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 7 2009

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released free software to help public and private organizations connect to the Nationwide Health Information Network, a federal initiative to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information

House and Senate leaders appoint members to HIT Policy Committee

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 14 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA") established the HIT Policy Committee, which is charged with developing a "policy framework" for the development of a nationwide HIT infrastructure

FTC to publish proposed breach notification rule for electronic health information

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2009

In compliance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"), the FTC voted today to publish a proposed breach notification rule for electronic health information

Certification programs for health information technology are here

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2010

On March 10, 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) published its Proposed Rule establishing certification programs for health information technology (HIT) in the Federal Register

PHR vendors and related entities face the FTC’s new health breach notification rule

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 20 2009

On April 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the "Proposed Rule" or the "Health Breach Notification Rule") requiring vendors of personal health records (PHR) and related entities to notify individuals when the security of their individually identifiable health information is breached