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ONC Launches Patient Matching Initiative
Lee Stevens | September 11, 2013
As part of our ongoing effort to improve patient matching across disparate systems, we are beginning a collaborative project to help identify the common denominators and best practices being used by private sector health care delivery systems and Federal agencies. By identifying and recommending standardization of the basic attributes most commonly used for patient matching, we are looking to improve patient safety, care coordination and efficiency.
Read Full Post.New Interoperability Guide: View-Download-Transmit for HIOs
Lee Stevens | July 23, 2013
Following our release of Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Transitions of Care, today we’ve posted our second interoperability deep dive document for Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIOs), Key Considerations for Health Information Organizations Supporting Meaningful Use Stage 2 Patient Electronic Access Measures.
Read Full Post.EHR Interoperability Training Module Suite Online Now at HealthIT.gov
Lee Stevens | May 23, 2013
The State HIE Program Policy Office and the Regional Extension Center Program are excited to report that the full suite of five Interoperability Training Modules to support the attainment of Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures is now available at HealthIT.gov. Designed for ONC grantees, providers and implementers, these five modules help guide stakeholders from the elementary level of EHR interoperability all the way to how the technical details of the process are designed and to meeting Stage 2 MU data exchange requirements.
Read Full Post.New Tips for Meeting the Stage 2 Meaningful Use Transition of Care Measure
Lee Stevens | May 10, 2013
Are you looking for more support on how to meet the transition of care measure that is required for Stage 2 Meaningful Use? ONC has just released a new brief that provides support.
This is a part of one of the ONC Health Information Exchange (HIE) team’s goals – to provide support and direction to grantees. Recently, ONC released comprehensive interoperability training modules that are geared toward multiple stakeholder audiences and provide guidance from the elementary level to detailed technical guidance for experts involved in implementation.
State HIE Program Policy Office Releases Tactical Issue Briefs on Sustainability Building
Lee Stevens | March 1, 2013
Health Information Exchange (HIE) has rapidly developed across the United States over the past three years but there is an elusive word attached to its future: Sustainability. Building and operating exchange capacity outside corporate structures has historically relied almost solely on federal, state and private grant dollars, all aimed at improving health care delivery outcomes and efficiency in the United States.
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