What’s Happening at the ASTP/ONC
Support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide, standards-based health information exchange to improve health care. here is what is happening at the ASTP.
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Setting Our Sights Toward a Healthier, More Innovative, Data-Driven Future
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has released the final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
A Decade of Data Examined: Progress and Challenges in Electronic Public Health Reporting
By Chelsea Richwine & Wes Barker – The fourth post in our “A Decade of Data Examined” blog series highlights early efforts to incentivize electronic public health reporting by health care providers to support PHAs’ public health surveillance and ability to respond to current and future public health threats.
ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Navigating Information Blocking Compliance
By Kim Boyd – If you are or may become an actor under the information blocking rules, understanding these new criteria is imperative to protect your organization from information blocking non-compliance. There will be more enforcement of the information blocking rule on the horizon, so compliance is more important than ever.
ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: Understanding API Certification Requirements
By Kim Boyd – The rule proposes several new API certification criteria aligned with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requirements from the CMS Final Rule (0057) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization. The HTI-2 proposed rule would advance the certification of the following APIs required for use in CMS-0057.
A Decade of Data Examined: The Evolution of E-Prescribing
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – The e-prescribing landscape continues to evolve and many positive advances have been made over the past decade. This blog post showcases the rapid growth in e-prescribing, steps taken towards laying the essential groundwork for the current state of e-prescribing, and what remains to be accomplished.
ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule: A Leap Forward in Healthcare Interoperability
By Kim Boyd – This game-changing proposal aims to significantly advance interoperability and improve information sharing among patients, providers, payers, and public health authorities. Let’s dive into the key aspects of this transformative rule.
Health IT Hires, Appointments, and Who’s Hiring
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Brillio, Nashville Biosciences, LLC., DirectTrust, Found, InnovaCare Health, CerebraAI, CenTrak, American Telemedicine Association, HHS, ONC, & more.
ONC’s Next Chapter
By Micky Tripathi – In April, ONC commemorated its 20th birthday. Milestones like this offer the opportunity to take a break from our busy schedules to pause and reflect. I have been privileged to play a part in ONC’s journey throughout these past two decades, and I would like to share some of my reflections. But first, I would like to share some exciting news.