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.
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By Micky Tripathi & Mariann Yeager – The completion of a critical 21st Century Cures Act requirement, publishing the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) established a clear infrastructure model and governing approach for nationwide health information exchange.
By Rob Anthony – ONC is delighted to report that on December 31, 2022, the health IT community passed a major milestone on the road to improving health IT interoperability. More than 95 percent of Certified Health IT developers met the compliance deadline to update and provide…
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include, AHIOS, Lumeon, Vytalize Health, DexCare, Lucet, VillageMD, Elara Caring, Carium, ONC, CereCore, Excite Health Partners, Galen Healthcare, & Bamboo Health.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the first TEFCA Applicant QHINs approved, an upcoming SDOH Learning Forum, public feedback for the Draft USCDI v4 & more.
By Chelsea Richwine – In 2020, the HHS released a strategy to reduce regulatory and administrative burden relating to the use of health IT, including EHR systems. Key burden reduction goals addressed in the report include reducing the amount of time and effort required to…
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.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of January that we think deserve sharing again.
Today HHS Secretary Becerra recognized a major interoperability milestone and announced the first set of applicant organizations that are approved for onboarding as QHINs under TEFCA. Meet the QHINs.