ONC announces new health IT resources
As part of National Health IT Week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released two new resources to help health care providers implement and use health IT. The Health IT Playbook offers implementation strategies, recommendations and best practices from a variety of clinical settings. The electronic health record contracting guide offers strategies to help providers compare EHRs and negotiate key terms with EHR vendors. ONC will review the new resources during a webinar Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. ET. To register for the webinar, click here.
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