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Welcome to the Ninth District Dental Association

The Ninth District Dental Society was formed in 1909 and renamed to the Ninth District Dental Association in 2002. We have a membership of over 1200 dentists in 5 counties: Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam.

In its quest to serve both the public and the profession, the Ninth District embodies the highest ideals.

The mission of the 9th District Dental Association is to serve and support its members and the public by improving the oral health of our community through Advocacy, Continuing Education and Camaraderie.

The 9th Board approved creating a High School Career Day video to promote the dental field as a whole! Here's the link: 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kk10wFBk5MXT4CeitvzzCSXKPrVFzz73/view?usp=drive_link

 

Please share it with any Principal or Guidance Counselor you may have a relationship with!

Come join your colleagues! 

New Dentist Reception
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Captain Lawrence Brewery
444 Saw Mill River Rd
Elmsford, NY  10523
914-741-2337

To register, email:
stephan@ninthdistrict.org

Or call 914-747-1199

Co-Sponsors (names are links to their website)

DDSMatch
MLMIC Insurance Company
Singular Anesthesia Services
Southridge Technology


ONC Issues Quarterly Report

Sep 30, 2026

Q4 · SEPTEMBER 2026

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Coordinator's
Quarterly

The Coordinator’s Quarterly provides key information and updates on ONC policies and activities from the previous quarter, along with research findings, resources, and perspectives on the evolving health IT landscape.
LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES

Message from Leadership

Reflections on health IT's most consequential milestone — and what comes next.

Tom Keane

National Coordinator for Health IT

Welcome to the Coordinator’s Quarterly!  This publication will provide critical information and updates on ONC policies and activities from the previous quarter, along with research findings that help shape our decisions.  At its core, this publication is about how health data policies show up in exam rooms, pharmacies, hospitals, and kitchen tables across the country.

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Thomas Mason

Chief Medical Officer

For too long, prior authorization has been a source of frustration for patients and clinicians alike.  As a physician, a patient, and caregiver, I know how disruptive it can be when leaving the exam room believing that a treatment plan is in place, only to encounter an unexpected coverage requirement that delays care.

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New & Notable

New ONC research and perspectives examine how health IT is improving access to information for patients and clinicians.  This quarter, explore findings on hospital adoption of real-time prescription benefit tools, opportunities to give clinicians more time with patients through better interoperability, and approaches to delivering test results that put patients’ needs at the center.

Hospital Adoption of Real-Time Prescription Benefit Tools

This data brief provides a national baseline of real-time prescription benefits (RTPB) availability in U.S. hospitals in 2025, ahead of the 2028 requirement for RTPB certification as part of the Base EHR definition.

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Less Pajama Time, More Patient Time: How Better Interoperability Can Reduce Physician Burden

We examine the prevalence and co-occurrence of “pajama time” administrative burdens among more than 8,400 family physicians, analyzing new data documenting time spent on retrieving external information, prior authorization, and after-hours documentation.

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From Immediate Access to Meaningful Delivery: A Patient-Centered Approach to Delivering Test Results

Despite the widespread use of patient portals to deliver electronic health information, just 28% of all patients and 33% of patient portal users reported being given the chance to indicate how and when they wanted to receive their results.

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Expert Perspectives

Explore how health IT has evolved to give patients and clinicians greater access to information and tools that support care.  These perspectives trace progress in electronic prescribing and patient access to health data, examine the growth of digital patient engagement, and highlight recent ONC work to increase prescription drug cost transparency and reduce administrative burden.

The Evolution of Electronic Prescribing

E-prescribing grew from 7% of prescribers in 2008 to 92% by 2020; next steps are prescription completeness and real-time benefit info.

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The Evolution of Patient-Centered Care: Patient Access to Their Health Data

In October 2023, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services held an event to share initiatives that help patients access their health data.

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How Digitization of Patient Access Empowered Patient

In 2024, more patients than ever before accessed their medical records online through web browsers and apps to manage their health – here’s why that matters.

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Hospital Patient Engagement Capabilities

In the second blog in the Digital Dividends series, we look at how U.S. hospitals are helping enable that access, with a focus on where policy priorities, patient demand, and industry efforts have aligned to deliver on the promise of digitalization.

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ASTP/ONC Rule Creates Prescription Drug Cost Transparency, Eases Administrative Burden, and Speeds Access to Care

ASTP/ONC released a final rule enabling the use of certified EHRs to submit prior authorizations, select drugs consistent with a patient’s insurance coverage, and exchange electronic prescription information with pharmacies and insurance plans.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Recent Announcements

Check out these recent announcements from ONC and learn about what’s been happening the past quarter.
The data element lists for USCDI+ MH and Postpartum Transitions of Care have been published.
Nine teams advanced to Phase 2 of the EHIgnite Challenge: Phase 1 and showcased their solutions.
USCDI Version 7 added 31 data elements and two new data classes – read Standards Bulletin 2026-2 for a detailed overview.
The KidneyX Empower Challenge winners have been announced.
HHS, the American Society of Nephrology, and leaders from across the kidney care community joined together for the Kidney Data Discovery Workshop series – which included the KidneyX Empower Challenge winners showcase.
Check out Cartos — a FHIR-enabled terminology service that helps implementers find, understand, and use terminology content connected to ONC regulations and the SVAP.
The final USCDI+ Quality v2 and the updated USCDI+ Quality Overarching data element list have been released.
Coordinator's Quarterly

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Around the Ninth District

Westchester & Greenwich Interdisciplinary Study Group

The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for _2.5_ Mandatory Continuing Education Credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Dr. Beninati has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Continuing Education Club of Westchester

The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 2 Mandatory Continuing Education Credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Drs. Clark, Korban, Santiago & Chinitz have no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Live Webinar: Effective, Non-Surgical Treatment of Periodontal Disease for Dentists and Hygienists

The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 2 Mandatory Continuing Education Credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Dr. Sternberg has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Addendum to Child Abuse/Neglect Reporter Training

The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 1 NYS Mandated Course Requirements Continuing Education Credit. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Ms. Hoover has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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Scarsdale Dental Society

The Ninth District Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider approved by the New York State Dental Association. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry. The Ninth District Dental Association designates this activity for 2 Mandatory Continuing Education Credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the commission for continuing education provider recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org. Dr. Krutyansky has no financial relationships relevant to this presentation to disclose.
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