- Certification
Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
- is the recognized certification authority for electronic health records
and their networks, and an independent, voluntary, private-sector initiative.
- Doctor's
Office Quality Information Technology (DOQ-IT) - promotes
the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems and information
technology (IT) in small-to-medium sized physician offices with a vision
of enhancing access to patient information, decision support, and reference
data, as well as improving patient-clinician communications.
- eHealth
Initiative - The eHealth Initiative and the Foundation
for eHealth Initiative are independent, non-profit affiliated organizations
whose missions are the same: to drive improvement in the quality, safety,
and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology.
- United
States Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Assistant
Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) - conducts research
and evaluation studies, develops policy analyses, and estimates the
cost and benefits of policy alternatives under consideration by the
Department or Congress.
- United
States Department of Health & Human Services,Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) - provides
comments and advice at the request of OMB regarding specific Federal
health information technology programs.
- National
Guideline Clearinghouse - a public resource for evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines.
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