Recovery Act: Hawaii Highlights
Summary of Stimulus Funds Available in the State of Hawaii
Since the enactment of the Recovery Act in 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made $561.2 million in stimulus funds
HHS Drafts Consumer Preferences Requirements Document
ONCHIT Requests Consumer Preferences Submittal by October 16 2009
Between March of 2006 and March of 2008, the American Health Information Community (AHIC) published 13 use cases. In April of 2008, the AHIC began the
“Meaningful” Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange
Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
I recently reported on our announcement of State Health Information Technology Grants and grants to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, as authorized
HHS Names Health IT Panelists
Department of Health and Human Services Names Health IT Panelists
The Department of Health and Human Services on May 8 named 25 members of two health information technology committees established by the recent American Recovery

Federal Funds Incentives Establishing Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Legislators Scrambling to Establish Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, Alaska, pushed a bill that would establish an electronic health information exchange system that would draw on federal funds.
In response to President

ARRA, HI-TECH, HITech or HITECH?
Interoperability and the ‘HITECH Act’’
How can a word or acronym be overused before it’s even known? We all know what interoperability is, but does it exist? In Hawaii? In short, no. Don’t believe me?
Federally Qualified Health Centers Ready for EHRs
Numerous Federally Qualified Health Centers are Ready for Electronic Health Records
Crusader Community Health one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Illinois, has chosen eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice