Designated TEFCA QHINs Announced
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.
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ONC’s HITAC: 2022 Recap and a Look Ahead to 2023
By Mike Berry – The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee plays an important role in ONC activities and objectives. Required by the 21st Century Cures Act, the HITAC has been operational since 2018 and represents a wide range of experts in health IT who inform ONC’s policies and programs.
2023 ISA Reference Edition Is Here
By Andrew Hayden – We are excited to continue a New Year’s tradition at ONC with the release of the annual Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) Reference Edition! The 2023 ISA Reference Edition, the ninth annual publication, reflects more than 150 comments received by ONC during…
Disparities in Patient Access to Electronic Health Information
By Chelsea Richwine – Patients have a right of access to their health information under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Recent policy efforts aim to simplify and increase patient access to electronic health information, as easy access to health information enables patients to monitor…
What’s Happening at the ONC – 1/23/23
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 an upcoming TEFCA webinar, new ONC Standards Bulletin published, & the Draft USCDI v4 is now available.
ONC Supports Adoption and Implementation of Bulk Data APIs
By Alex Kontur – In 2017 the Health Level Seven® standards development community began exploring the feasibility of standardizing a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® bulk data access application programming interface to facilitate large-scale data transfer between systems.
Friday at Five – 5 Notable Guests from 2022
With 38 shows and over 2,700 tracks in our SoundCloud Library, we had an abundance of wonderful episodes and great guests to sift through to come up with our top notable guests of 2022. After much debate and discussion we finally agreed upon which guests to highlight in this week’s Friday at Five.
Sharing Health Data Update January 2023
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.
Foundational Federal Laws Applicable to Mobile Health Technology
By Kathryn Marchesini & Rachel Nelson – As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, here are U.S. federal laws that apply.