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From the ONC Desk New ONC Resource Supports Consolidated CDA Standards Implementation
Dr. Doug Fridsma | June 5, 2013
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; and working together is success. – Henry Ford
Since the launch of the Stage 2 Certification program, ONC has been actively listening to the buzz among implementers as EHR vendors strive to update their systems to conform to the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (Consolidated CDA) standard in order to meet the transition of care objective.
Health Information Exchange Guest Blog: PCORI’s Big Idea for Big Data
Joe Selby | May 31, 2013
Talk about “Big Data” is common lately, especially in healthcare. After all, there are few fields where more data are collected and consulted on a daily basis—and where there is such widespread agreement that the information isn’t being used as well as it could be to improve outcomes.Many have tackled this challenge. But given all of the complex issues faced daily by patients and those who care for them, much more remains to be done.
Many of us recognize that,
Electronic Health & Medical Records, Health Information Exchange DirectTrust Builds Transparency and Confidence in Direct Exchange
Kory Mertz | May 24, 2013
ONC recently released the Direct Implementation Guidelines for Assuring Security and Interoperability that recommend a common set of policies and practices to implementers to ensure Direct is being executed in a way that will support vendor-to-vendor exchange and interoperability.
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Electronic Health & Medical Records, Health Information Exchange New Direct Implementation Guide Will Support Interoperability
Claudia Williams | May 24, 2013
Today, ONC is releasing Direct Implementation Guidelines for Assuring Security and Interoperability, recommending a common set of policies and practices to ensure Direct is being implemented in a way that will support vendor-to-vendor exchange and interoperability across geographic, organizational and vendor-related boundaries.
The Direct Project specifications offer a universal exchange mechanism for Meaningful Use Stage 2 to support care coordination among providers and with patients.
Electronic Health & Medical Records 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.
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