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National, regional (province/state), or local (city/county/township) government organizations or agencies in any country around the world.

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HiGHmed

The HiGHmed project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the “Medical Informatics” funding scheme. This funding scheme was designed to fund initiatives that will foster the digitalization in the field of medicine. Read More »

Indian Health Service (IHS)

http://www.ihs.gov

The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 564 federally recognized tribes in 35 states.

National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE)

http://nate-trust.org/

National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE) brings the expertise of state programs together to find common solutions that optimize appropriate exchange of health information for greater gains in adoption and outcomes. Read More »

National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)

http://www.nascio.org/committees/healthIT/

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) represents state chief information officers and information technology executives and managers from U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The primary state members are senior officials from state government who have executive-level and statewide responsibility for information technology leadership. Read More »

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

http://www.cancer.gov

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that compose the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More »

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

http://nccam.nih.gov/

The National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Read More »

National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics (NCVHS)

http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) was established by Congress to serve as an advisory body to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on health data, statistics and national health information policy. Read More »

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/other/index.htm#pda

The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all people. The NHLBI web site contains a wide range of 'open' health information, software tools, mobile apps, education & training materials, and more.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

http://www.nih.gov

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/index.html

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

NPS Public Health Program

http://www.nps.gov/public_health/index.htm

With almost 400 National Park Service (NPS) sites and hundreds of millions of visits per year, a large potential exists for exposure to disease agents within the U.S. Department of Interior's National Park Service (NPS) system. Read More »

Number of Public HIEs Drop, Bringing Viability into Question

Greg Slabodkin | Health Data Management | July 8, 2016

Despite federal funding that aided their creation, the number of community and state health information exchanges is declining as HIEs struggle to remain financially viable now that seed money has dried up. Those are among the results of a new national survey published in the July issue of Health Affairs that tracked community and state HIE efforts soon after federal funding ended. “We found 106 operational HIE efforts that, as a group, engaged more than one-third of all U.S. providers in 2014,” states the study’s authors...

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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

http://www.osha.gov/

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.  The mission of OSHA is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)

http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__home/1204

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care.  ONC is organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More »

Pacific Telehealth & Technology Hui

http://www.pacifichui.org/hui/index.html

The Pacific Telehealth & Technology Hui was formed to explore and enhance technological solutions to improve access, quality, and delivery of healthcare services for veterans, military personnel and dependents and other federal beneficiaries in the Pacific. Read More »