Health IT News

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) announces the accreditation of five laboratories in the HIT LAP. Information … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide to help improve the design of electronic health records for … more

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will host a kickoff workshop on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The workshop’s goal is … more

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting the fifth annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance … more

An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks manufacturers of electronic health record (EHR) systems to participate in a … more

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) announces the release of NIST Handbook 150-31, Healthcare Information Technology … more

A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on usability of electronic health records (EHR) on June 7, 2011, … more

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting a conference to explore the current health information technology security … more

Information technology experts, insurers, policy makers and representatives of healthcare organizations will convene on April 5-6, 2011, in … more

Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer … more

In efforts to help the nation's health care industry make the transition to the digital age in an effective and meaningful fashion, the … more

A computer security invention patented* a decade ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now poised to help safeguard … more