Mass ONC Departures: Are the Lights On With Nobody Home? Five Critical MU Questions Federal Health Officials Must Answer

Healthcare Informatics: In recent weeks, an atmosphere of concern among healthcare IT leaders nationwide has turned to one of increasing alarm, as virtually all the senior officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) have either departed or shifted focus, at a moment when issues around Stage 2, and the upcoming Stage 3, of meaningful use, have been piling up one after another. So much is happening now that one needs a scorecard simply to keep track of who’s left and what’s happening. So here’s a quick summary:

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