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International Health IT Standards: A Closer Look at ONC Efforts

Dr. Doug Fridsma | January 24, 2013

Last week, I highlighted the work ONC does with the international health IT community at a broad level.  Today, I’m going to do a “deeper dive” into some of the specifics.  It’s important to note that in all of our international efforts we have worked to align our domestic priorities with the international health IT community. Much of our standards work focuses on an international set of “building blocks for interoperability” that aligns with our domestic portfolio of national health IT standards.

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Health IT Standards in the United States and Around the World

Dr. Doug Fridsma | January 18, 2013

At the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) meeting last week, I gave an update on some of the health IT standards and technology highlights from last year, and a high-level view of the work ahead for this year’s standards work.
Obviously, much of the work of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Office of Science & Technology (OST) is focused on the domestic challenges of interoperability and the technology requirements for meaningful use,

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