Several Groups Submit Comments on ONC’s Interoperability Roadmap – iHealthBeat
In its comments, the Consumer Partnership for eHealth, a non-partisan coalition led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, applauded ONC and also offered several recommendations.
Consumer Partnership for eHealth praises ONC’s interoperability plan – Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan coalition established in 2005 and led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in its comments the ONC’s plan supports a learning health system and the interoperability plan is inclusive of multiple types of health systems and individuals.
Health IT groups praise interoperability roadmap – FierceHealthIT
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, a non-partisan coalition led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) both recently wrote to National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo with praise for the document, as well as recommendations for what can be changed, expanded and clarified.
Microsoft Requires Suppliers Give Their Employees 15 Days of Paid Sick Leave – Bloomberg BNA’s “Human Resources Report”
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg BNA in an interview April 2 that Microsoft’s move is “an interesting first step we haven’t seen others do.”
Partnership lauds draft roadmap citing focus on patient participation – Clinical Innovation+Technology
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth said the roadmap “can help make health information technology the engine of successful reform that it can and should be,” said National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra L. Ness.
Health insurance exchanges need an upgrade – The Baltimore Sun
The exchange websites should further improve their navigation features. The National Partnership for Women & Families recently investigated and highlighted the best aspects of each exchange. States should work to upgrade their exchanges based on those findings.
Pregnant at Work? What the Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Means for You – What To Expect
“This unmistakably says that pregnant women have equal protection in the workplace under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. She also highlights the significance of Justice Kennedy’s dissent.
Analysis finds unequal pay for women on California Capitol – Associated Press/San Jose Mercury News
The National Partnership for Women & Families estimates that the inequality costs women across California $37 billion annually.
Senate passes amendment on paid sick leave – Safety+Health Magazine
The Unexpected Burden of Pregnancy at Work – The Nation
A clear nationwide standard, according to Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women & Families, would protect all women at work, “eliminating the need for workers to go to court to determine whether an employer must provide accommodations for pregnancy,” thus ensuring their rights at work aren’t dependent on an employer’s whim.
