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  ONC Says it Wants Copies of Comments Submitted to CMS That Relate to EHR Standards Rule . . .
  CCHIT Submits Comment on Interim Final Rule on EHR Standards . . .
  Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments on EHR "Meaningful Use" and Standards Rules . . .
  National Quality Forum Sets March 11 Session of Expert Panel on Clinical Decision Support . . .
  AHA Comments Tell HHS That "Meaningful Use" Rule Sets Too High a Bar for Adoption of Electronic Health Records . . .
  National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Provides Recommendations to HHS Secretary on Updated HIPAA Transaction Standards and ICD-10 Code Sets . . .
  Updated: HHS Posts Corrected Version of Proposed Rule Providing for Certification and Testing of Health Information Technology . . .
  AHRQ Releases Review Protocol Addressing Role of Clinical Decision Support Tools . . .
  HHS Publishes Proposed Rule on Two Programs to Test and Certify Health Information Technology . . .
  CMS Releases Audio of Session on "Meaningful Use" Proposed Rule, Other HITECH Issues . . .
  AHA Makes Available Model Letters for Hospital Comments on "Meaningful Use" Rule . . .
  HHS Posts Audio of Today's Meeting of HIT Policy Committee's Strategic Plan Workgroup . . .
  HHS Posts Federal Register Notices on March Meeting of HIT Policy, Standards Committees . . .
  HHS Office of Civil Rights Posts Federal Register Notice of Workshop on the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De‐Identification Standard . . .
  ONC Posts Agenda for February 24 HIT Standards Committee Meeting . . .
  HHS Posts Federal Register Notices of HIT Policy, Standards Committee Workgroup Meetings . . .
  HHS Posts Additional Information on Workshop Panels on HIPAA Privacy Rule's De-Identification Standard . . .
  CMS Posts Final FY 2010 Technical Documents on Use of Electronic Health Records to Report PQRI Data . . .
  Report of National Academy for State Health Policy Addresses Issues Associated with Electronic Release of Clinical Laboratory Results . . .
  GAO Report Addresses Effects of Health Care Entities' Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange Disclosure Practices . . .
  HHS Files Information Collection Request on Medicare Personal Health Records Pilot . . .
  17 Senators Write Sebelius to Say that "Meaningful Use" Rule Contravenes Congressional Intent on Hospital-Based Professionals . . .
  Responding to ARRA Requirements, HHS Office of Civil Rights Sets Workshop on HIPAA Privacy Rule's De-Identification Standard . . .
  Insurers Launch State Web-Based Initiative to Reduce Paperwork Burdens of Physician Office Visits . . .
  AHA Supports Provision in Senate Jobs Bill to Clarify Eligibility of Certain Hospital-Based Physicians for "Meaningful Use" Incentives . . .
 
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