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2012

August 24, 2012

New Challenge Calls on Software Developers to Create App for Women’s Health

August 23, 2012

HHS Announces Next Steps to Promote Use of Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange

July 17, 2012

Physicians Using Electronic Health Record Technology, Express Positive Views

June 21, 2012

New Health IT Effort Aimed at Reducing Prescription Drug Abuse to be Tested in Indiana and Ohio

June 19, 2012

More Than 100,000 Health Care Providers Paid for Using Electronic Health Records

March 26, 2012

HHS selects winners of heart health apps challenge

February 28, 2012

Obama Administration and Text4Baby Join Forces to Connect Pregnant Women and Children to Health Coverage and Information

January 26, 2012

HHS Launches Health IT Challenge to Improve Care Transitions for Hospital-Discharge Patients

January 4, 2012

Final Health IT Innovators Win Funding for Cancer Treatment Apps

2011

November 30, 2011

We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Takes New Steps to Encourage Doctors and Hospitals to Use Health Information Technology to Lower Costs, Improve Quality, Create Jobs

November 17, 2011

Over 100,000 Primary Care Providers Sign Up to Adopt Electronic Health Records Through Their Regional Extension Centers

September 12, 2011

Secretary Sebelius Spotlights New Efforts to Empower Patients to Increase Secure Access to their Health Information

June 24, 2011

National Coordinator for Health IT Hails Graduates as New Leaders to Deploy Health IT

May 26, 2011

CMS Announces Financial Resources, Flexibility to Help Providers Use Health IT Systems

March 25, 2011

ONC Announces Open Public Comment Period on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015

March 8, 2011

Review of Recent Studies Shows Predominantly Positive Results for Health Information Technology

February 23, 2011

Initial Registration Activities Reveal Strong Interest in Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs

February 8, 2011

ONC to Provide Additional Funding to Accelerate Critical Access and Rural Hospitals’ Switch to Electronic Health Records

February 2, 2011

ONC Announces Launch of "Direct Project" Pilots

January 13, 2011

Surveys Show Significant Proportions of Hospitals and Doctors Already Plan to Adopt Electronic Health Records and Qualify for Federal Incentive Payments

January 1, 2011

ONC Issues Final Rule for Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology

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