New This Week on HealthIT.gov

New This Week on HealthIT.gov

On HealthIT.gov this week, you can find a number of videos that show how health information technology allows patients, families and doctors to have access to health information, a key step in helping to improve patient care. You can find the videos at http://www.healthit.gov/patients-families/multimedia.  
Check out the latest Health IT Success Stories that highlight EHR implementation and meaningful use experiences from providers around the country.  You can find these stories and more under Case Studies & Data:

• Desert Ridge Family Physicians share how their patient portal implementation led to greater efficiency
• Dr. Sherril Rieux discusses improved patient engagement with EHRs
• Dr. Stasia Khan talks about the benefits of achieving meaningful use in a small practice
• Sierra Vista Hospital demonstrates the benefits of EHRs in a rural critical access hospital

Also, learn what makes an ONC challenge and see the updated list of challenge winners, as well as the list of open challenges. Visit the Health IT Prizes & Challenges webpage at http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/health-it-prizes-challenges.
For the latest information about ONC and HealthIT, we encourage you to follow us on Twitter @ONC_HealthIT or join our LinkedIn “Health IT and Electronic Health Records” group.