What's New

2013 Stage 1 MU deadlines have financial impact (pdf - 5/22/13)

HHS: Health IT use more than doubles since 2012 (pdf - 5/22/13)

eCQM Library: Updates, Timeline (pdf - 5/2013)

ONC driving state HIE adoption (pdf - 5/2013)

Mandated sequestration payment reductions (pdf - 5/2013)

HHS announces 2013 Agenda: improve care and reduce costs (pdf - 4/11/13)

What Providers Need to Know About EHR Audits (pdf - 4/11/13)

New Attestation Deadline for Eligible Professionals: 4/30/13  (pdf - 3/25/13)

IL-HITREC Ranks 5th Nationally (pdf - 3/19/13)

ILHIE Direct offers webinars (pdf - 3/18/13)

Broadview Practice Secures Meaningful Use through IL-HITREC (pdf - 3/18/13)

Changes to Stage 1 MU Measures Begin this Year (pdf - 2/12/13)

CMS Adds New Updated EHR Incentive Program FAQs to CMS FAQs (pdf - 2/12/13)

IL-HITREC CASE STUDY: New Age Corporation (pdf - 2/12/13)

News on HealthIT.gov (pdf - 2/12/13)

IL-HITREC CASE STUDY: Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (pdf - 1/11/13)

IL-HITREC CASE STUDY: DuPage County Health Department (pdf - 1/11/13)

Get paid for 2012: Medicare EPs must attest by Feb. 28, 2013 (1/10/13)

New, updated FAQs about EHR Incentive Programs (1/11/13)

HIE Governance Town Halls Scheduled (1/11/13)

CMS 2014 CQM Webpage; new CQM resources (12/8/12)

HealthIT.gov "Buzz Blog" (12/6/12)

IL-HITREC CASE STUDY: Human Service Center - Innovation in Referrals via ILHIE Direct Messaging (posted 12/5/12)

IL-HITREC CASE STUDY: Kenneth Young Center Builds Healthcare Network Using Own CIS EHR Software and ILHIE Direct (posted 11/12/12)

FAQs on Stage 2 MU Transitions of Care Measure (posted 11/6/12)

CMS website posts 2014 CQMs, Electronic Specifications and Resources (posted 10/26/12)

Using EHRs to Build a Patient-Centered Medical Home (posted 10/30/12)

CMS releases corrections document for Stage 2 MU Final Rule (posted 10/23/12)

New study links higher care quality to EHRs (posted 10/15/12)

I-CARE registration documents updated (posted 10/15/12)

IL-HITREC, IRHN: The Evolution of Health IT (posted 9/24/12)

IL-HITREC works with BHIP, ILHIE Direct (posted 9/24/12)

IL-HITREC highlighted in OHIT "Bright Spots" Brief (posted 9/24/12)

Providing Clinical Summaries to Patients (posted 9/24/12)

Accountable Care Organizations in Illinois (posted 9/24/12)

Winners named in IL-HITREC contest to encourage ILHIE Direct use  (posted 9/17/12)

Health IT Workforce Revolving Loan Fund-Fact Sheet & Application (posted 8/27/12)

Final rule released for Stage 2 MU (posted 8/23/12)

IL-HITREC promotes Telligen PQRS project (posted 7/3/12)

A Provider's Story: Going Electronic is a Team Sport (posted 7/3/12)

4,570 Illinois Providers Receive $209,063,161 under EHR Incentive Programs (posted 6/20/12)

Holloway named CEO of IRHN (posted 6/7/12)

Archived News Stories from IL-HITREC [2011-2012]

ONC's Health IT Buzz Blog

For the latest hot topics in Health Information Technology, please visit The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Buzz Blog. This blog was created to answer your questions about the nation's transition to electronic health records and to create a conversation about the challenges and successes health care providers, physicians, practices, and organizations are experiencing as they transition from paper to electronic health records.

Updates from Dr. Blumenthal

For a series of ongoing updates from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, please visit Coordinator's Corner: Updates from Dr. Blumenthal.