Interoperability Oh, the Places Data Goes: ONC Announces Data Provenance Challenge
Steven Posnack | April 6, 2017
Health data often travels a long distance before it gets to its final destination. Additionally, data can be represented in a number of different ways. For example, health care providers can use health data at the point of care, researchers can use it for discrete data analysis or as part of a large research data set, and individuals can use it to better manage their care. Data can be converted, mapped, merged, and, let us not forget,
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Health IT Safety Making Health IT Safer and Easier to Use in Real Life – Practical Tools for Health Care Providers
Andrew Gettinger | March 21, 2017
Every day, clinicians work tirelessly to provide the best possible care for their patients. Clinicians and other health care providers like hospitals are increasingly using health information technology (health IT) such as electronic health records (EHRs), and a growing body of evidence shows health IT can help them make care safer. However, new technology can pose challenges and risks. At the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
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Interoperability Using Public-Private Partnerships to Bring Interoperability to Individuals
Aisha Hasan | January 18, 2017
Over the past 8 years, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) – in collaboration with our federal partners and the private sector – has ushered in an era of widespread health information technology (IT) adoption and use throughout the country. This historic advancement has set the stage for us to transition our focus to the seamless and secure sharing of electronic health information.
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Building The Value-Based Health Care System Of The Future Depends On Meeting Clinicians’ Data Needs
Dr. Vindell Washington | January 17, 2017
Data is the lifeblood of the value-based payment environment. Every time a doctor takes care of a patient, we have an opportunity to use information in ways that help patients get better care. The goal is to use the information from each patient encounter to make the next encounter better – across the entire healthcare system. But it is easier said than done. As we prepare to transition from this administration, we’d like to take stock of what our nation has accomplished and to lay out a potential roadmap for the next administration.
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Interoperability We Need Your Input! The New, Interactive Version of the Interoperability Standards Advisory
Steven Posnack | January 12, 2017
On January 10, ONC submitted the recently published 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA), a catalog of standards and implementation specifications that are or could be used to advance the seamless and secure flow of electronic health information, to the Health IT Policy and Health IT Standards Committees for review and discussion.
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