From the ASTP Desk VSAC Value Set Authoring Tool Launches
Julia Skapik | November 7, 2013
The National Library of Medicine launched the Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) Authoring Tool on October 31, 2013. People can now apply for authoring and stewardship credentials and use new features that improve search, perform code validation, and provide added guidance for authors as part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality and utility of value sets and data elements.
Why create a new location for value set authoring?
Electronic Health & Medical Records Certified Health IT Product List Enhancements for Fall 2013
Carol Bean | November 6, 2013
ONC’s Certified Health IT Product List (CHPL) is the place where one can find the complete list of the health IT products that have been certified by ONC’s authorized certification bodies and accredited testing labs (ACBs and ATLs).
During of the recent government shutdown, we were not able to process or post new products on the site. This meant that access to site, product lookup, CMS EHR Cert ID generation, and other automated functions continued to work,
Meaningful Use Weigh in on meaningful use electronic clinical quality measures now!
Kevin Larsen | October 31, 2013
We are taking a page from manufacturers’ development play books as we seek input from the public on new draft clinical quality measures (CQMs).
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Electronic Health & Medical Records EHR Certification Criteria for SNOMED CT will help doctors transition to ICD-10
Amy Helwig | October 29, 2013
As the implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 2 gets underway, now is a good time to take a closer look at some of the ways the transition to ICD-10 will support better health care across the nation. One piece of the ONC 2014 Standards and Certification regulation that deserves a closer look is the requirement that certified electronic health record (EHR) technology use the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) to represent patient problems,
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Consumer Engagement Electronic Health Records Benefits: An ePatient Story
Alisa Hughley | October 21, 2013
Electronic health records benefits may be clear for providers – cutting redundancy of tests, coordinating care during discharges, etc. — but these benefits also will ultimately accrue to patients in the form of better health.
In July, I participated in the Tenth Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference. I was delighted to be invited to speak on an ONC panel dedicated to “Looking Forward to the Next Frontier in Public/Private Collaboration to Promote Patient Engagement.” More importantly, I was pleased to see a government entity interested in focusing on an area that has become a personal mission of mine.