USCDI+ Quality Data Element List
From The Health IT Buzz blog – ONC publishes USCDI+ Quality Data Element List to support CMS Digital Quality Measurement Modernization Initiative and Overall Quality Reporting.
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TEFCA Awareness Among Hospitals and Variations Regarding Intent to Participate
By Jordan Everson & Kimberly Tavernia – According to a recent American Hospital Association survey, most hospitals know about the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) and, among those, very few plan on sitting out.
FHIRed-SHIP: An approach to Health Equity by Design for 21st Century Healthcare
By Jawanna Henry & Wei Chang – Complete and accurate information on a patient’s social determinants of health, including specific needs related to food, housing, and transportation insecurity, can help their clinicians and social services providers take a more holistic approach to an individual’s health and well-being.
Use of Telemedicine among Physicians and Development of Telemedicine Apps
By Yuriy Pylypchuk & Wes Barker – In 2020, as the U.S. health care system faced the unprecedented challenge of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine emerged as an invaluable care delivery tool; both providers and patients heavily relied on it for providing and receiving care.
A Turning Point in Electronic Health Information Progress
By Seth Pazinski, Peter Karras, & Kim Lundberg – A new ONC report to Congress updating progress on the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information is now available. Hundreds of thousands of physician offices, hospitals, and health systems across the U.S. have transitioned from…
WowzaPalooza – A Post-Health Datapalooza 2023 Health IT Roundup
By Steven Posnack – In case you missed it, Health Datapalooza happened toward the end of February. The aptly named conference always invokes a bit of fun while at the same time being a high octane mix of data scientists, policy makers, health care leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and patient advocates.
New CMS Rules Advancing Interoperability
By Alex Baker – CMS proposed two important new rules in December 2022 which, if finalized, would advance electronic health information exchange and streamline cumbersome health care processes by establishing standardized requirements across the industry.
It’s Time for the 2023 SVAP Comment Period
By Anmer Ayala – The public comment period for the 2023 Standards Version Advancement Process is now open. The SVAP allows Certified Health IT Developers to voluntarily update their Health IT Modules to newer versions of standards and provide these updates to their customers.
Is Health IT Ready for Social Determinants of Health-Focused Clinical Decision Support?
By Jawanna Henry & Samantha Meklir – In a brief titled The Feasibility of Social Determinants of Health Clinical Decision Support, ONC explores how clinical practice guidelines that include SDOH factors present an opportunity to advance health equity and improve health outcomes.