ONC and CDC Working Together
By Ryan Argentieri & Jen Layden – The ONC and CDC are working together to strengthen Public Health Systems, tools, and practices that keep us safe.
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Sharing Health Data Update September 2022
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts. And this month reports from Civitas 2022.
USCDI+ In Action! ONC and HRSA launch USCDI+ Initiative to support UDS Modernization
By Ryan Argentieri, Matthew Rahn, Jasmine Agostino, & Alek Sripipatana – A few months ago, the ONC launched the USCDI+ initiative to support the identification and establishment of domain or program-specific datasets that will operate as extensions to the existing United States Core Data for Interoperability.
2022 ONC Virtual Tech Forum
Register for the 2022 ONC Tech Forum that begins Friday, September 9th. This year’s event will be held virtually over three consecutive “Forum Fridays” on September 9, 16 and 23. Each “Forum Friday” will focus on a specific area within health IT that ONC leads on behalf of HHS, serving as the secretary’s principal advisor on the development, application and use of health IT.
Survey Shows Challenges with Electronic Public Health Reporting
By Chelsea Richwine & Vaishali Patel – The pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in the nation’s public health infrastructure that pose challenges to effective communication between health care providers and public health agencies.
Talking TEFCA and ONC Initiatives at Civitas Conference
More takeaways from Beth Friedman at the first annual Civitas and Direct Trust Better Together 2022 conference in San Antonio. On the second day of sessions Beth sat in on a TEFCA update and ONC STAR program. Here are her notes.
APIs for Research: Perspectives from Providers
By Mera Choi, Stephanie Garcia, & Chelsea Richwine – The Cures Act Final Rule includes regulatory requirements to implement secure, standards-based application programming interfaces. To support the acceleration of API adoption in health care, ONC has published a series of perspective reports that focus on key stakeholders and their views on APIs.
E Pluribus Unum
By Micky Tripathi & Steven Posnack – As our nation transitions to a digital healthcare system, our stakeholders are discovering new opportunities for using health information technology to advance health care delivery, public health, and research to improve people’s lives.
Time to Chime In: ISA Comment Period Is Now Open
By Andrew Hayden & Sherilyn Pruitt – The annual comment period for the Interoperability Standards Advisory will be open from 7/28 – 9/30. Comments, suggest revisions, and propose additions are for the 9th Annual ISA Reference Edition in January 2023.