Electronic Health & Medical Records Interoperability Standards – Shades of Gray
Dr. Doug Fridsma | February 8, 2013
“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” – Yogi Berra
A few weeks ago, I described the differences between the concepts of interoperability and health information exchange, both important goals of ONC. In this week’s discussion, I want to dive a little deeper into the characteristics of interoperability and why I believe the solutions are not black and white, but rather a shade of gray.
Consumer Engagement Introducing Blue Button+
Pierce Graham-Jones | February 5, 2013
Since launching the Automate Blue Button Initiative six months ago, we have been working toward two aims:
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Electronic Health & Medical Records EHR Interoperability: The Structured Data Capture Initiative
Dr. Doug Fridsma | January 31, 2013
Last week, we kicked-off the latest S&I framework initiative called “Structured Data Capture.” In this week’s blog, I’d like to describe why this initiative is a fundamental and important addition to our portfolio of standards to support electronic health record (EHR) interoperability.
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Federal Advisory Committees Join Us Tomorrow for a Joint Hearing on Health Information Exchange
Claudia Williams | January 28, 2013
Tomorrow, January 29, 2013, the Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee will hold a joint hearing to:
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Electronic Health & Medical Records New ONC-Sponsored Research Advances Health Information Exchange
John Rancourt | January 25, 2013
Health information exchange (HIE) is not easy. ONC has sponsored expert research on various technical and business-related health information exchange topics, because we know that professionals engaged in implementing health information exchange must possess business acumen and technical expertise, on top of policy savvy and many other competencies. Without these skills there are many ways to overreach, or just as perilously, under reach, resulting in failure to maximize the long-term value of services offered through health information exchange.
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