Health IT

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Advancing Cancer Care through FHIR-Based Reporting: Updates from USCDI+ Cancer

Micky Tripathi | January 8, 2025

Recognizing the importance of seamless data exchange in oncology, six health IT vendors have committed to supporting USCDI+ Cancer data elements (two more organizations pledged to promote cancer-related activities in their work), marking a significant step toward a more interoperable and standardized healthcare system. The White House announced these activities in March, 2024 to improve cancer care through enhanced utilization of EHR data, highlighting ASTP’s efforts around the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI),

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IB the API, I think not

Dan Healy | October 23, 2024

In a recent blog post, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Micky Tripathi described our agency’s growing concerns about potential lack of compliance with statutes and regulations related to information sharing. That blog post covered issues related to developers of certified health IT and ASTP/ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program) API requirements. In this blog post we share concerns that have been brought to our attention pertaining to potential violations of the information blocking regulations by health care providers as well as developers of certified health IT.

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ASTP Partnership with HL7 Advances Standards Development

Alex Kontur | August 19, 2024

Often functioning behind the scenes, standards play an enormous role in our daily lives. Nearly every aspect of our modern world is shaped by standards, including our homes (building codes, electrical outlets), cars (safety requirements, fuel efficiency), and the food we eat (nutrition labels). Standards in healthcare impact medical education, clinical practice, quality of care, and patient safety. Likewise, modern health information technology (IT) systems, like electronic health records (EHRs), rely on data standards to record and exchange health information.

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HHS Making Progress on Department-wide Alignment of Health IT Investments

Micky Tripathi | August 9, 2024

This blog was co-authored with Lisa Molyneux, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (acting).
In summer 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a plan for a department-wide management policy to advance interoperability through departmental activities. Secretary Xavier Becerra called on the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (hereafter referred to as ASTP), working in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR),

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ONC’s Next Chapter

Micky Tripathi | July 25, 2024

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.

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