Health IT ONC Supports Adoption and Implementation of Bulk Data APIs
Alex Kontur | January 4, 2023
In 2017 the Health Level Seven® (HL7) standards development community began exploring the feasibility of standardizing a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR) bulk data access application programming interface (API) to facilitate large-scale data transfer between systems.
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Health IT Certification Program Not-So-Hidden Gems in the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule: Get to Know the Conditions of Certification
Steven Posnack | December 15, 2022
Don’t get me wrong, the information blocking regulations are important, but let’s not forget that the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) and our implementing regulations (Cures Act Final Rule) had a few other impactful provisions. In particular, certain changes to the ONC Health IT Certification Program may seem like “more of the same” for health IT developers, but in reality they are really important and beneficial to clinicians, researchers, and the public alike.
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Blog Series: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Health Data, Health Innovation, Health IT Certification Program, Privacy and Security Back to the Future: What Predictive Decision Support Can Learn from DeLoreans and The Big Short
Kathryn Marchesini | December 13, 2022
In the third blog in our series on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-driven predictive models (data analytics tool or software) in health care, we discussed some potential risks (sometimes referred to as model harms) related to these emerging technologies and how these risks could lead to adverse impacts or negative outcomes. Given these potential risks, some have questioned whether they can trust the use of these technologies in health care.
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Electronic Health & Medical Records, Health Data Guiding Developers through Foundational Federal Laws Applicable to Mobile Health Technology
Kathryn Marchesini | December 12, 2022
As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health (mHealth) app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, it is likely you have questions about what U.S. federal laws apply. You may also wonder which federal agencies oversee various aspects of mHealth — including how this varies by how individuals, their health plan, or health care providers will use the app. Depending on who is expected to use an app and how they will get and use the app (e.g.,
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Health Data, Health Innovation Addressing Evolving Health Information Technology Needs in Pediatric Care: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Informational Resource (IR)
LaVerne Perlie | November 15, 2022
Hot off the presses, the Pediatric Health Information Technology: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Informational Resource (NAS IR) [PDF – 808 KB] is a new resource from ONC to support pediatric care and practice settings specific to neonatal abstinence syndrome. The NAS IR builds upon prior efforts included in the ONC Pediatric Health Information Technology Informational Resources (IR) for health IT developers and for health care providers, and includes information about the implementation of health IT and its use as part of delivering health care to infants experiencing withdrawal after maternal exposure to opioids and other substances during pregnancy.
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