The ONC has released a guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information. This is a good resource to use as you review privacy and security within your organization.

Today is the last day to register for the NDHIN HIE Summit. This Summit is for ALL Healthcare Professionals.

• Learn about the NDHIN HIE as we plan for implementation of Phase II offerings: What future NDHIN services will be available? What clinical information will be available in the health information exchange in the Virtual Health Record? How can NDHIN Direct be used in your organization?
• Be involved in the decisions that will be made as we develop the Health Information Exchange!!
• Learn about the Legal and Policy work to date! Ask questions! Address concerns!

Go to the NDHIN website for more information and to register.

The HIMSS Spring Newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 2 has been published.

Lake Region State College has posted additional 8-week courses for Health IT Certificates. The certificate in Health IT is to prepare individuals for the implementation of Electronic Health Records. The next session is June 11th-August 3rd. View the LRSC flyer for more information.

CMS published in the Federal Register corrections to the stage 2 meaningful use proposed rule released earlier.

Additionally, the REACH Program has put together a document on the proposed meaningful use rules.  Please read the instruction tab for information about the spreadsheets. Thank you to Dr. Paul Kleeberg and REACH for sharing this document with our stakeholders.

If you have any questions or comments on the proposed rule, you can send them directly to CMS in the manner identified in the proposed rules or you can send them to Sheldon Wolf at shwolf@nd.gov who will coordinate and submit them in total.