Health IT 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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Health IT 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),
Health IT 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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A Decade of Data Examined, Health Data A Decade of Data Examined: The Evolution of Electronic Prescribing
Meghan Gabriel | July 15, 2024
The electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) landscape continues to evolve and many positive advances have been made over the past decade. This blog post showcases the rapid growth in e-prescribing, steps taken towards laying the essential groundwork for the current state of e-prescribing, and what remains to be accomplished. This post is our third in the “A Decade of Data Examined” blog series.
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Health IT Addressing the US Maternal Health Crisis: Your role in the ONC USCDI+ Maternal Health Dataset
Leonie Misquitta | June 27, 2024
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries. To address this maternal health crisis, there has been an increased focus on improving health outcomes related to pregnancy and making maternal health a national priority. This is reflected in national maternal health initiatives, like the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. Goal 3 of the Blueprint focuses on advancing data collection, standardization, harmonization, transparency, and research.
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