Comments on the ISA are accepted year-round, and changes are made to the web version of the ISA frequently throughout the year, based on comments and other changes to the health IT standards environment as ONC becomes aware of them. An annual Review and Comment period also occurs each summer-fall, when a majority of comments are received. See the process timeline below for more details.
Annual ISA Process Timeline
- January: Current Year Reference Edition is published, web version of ISA is available for ongoing review and comments.
- Winter/Spring/Summer: Changes may be made to the web-version of the ISA throughout the year, while the ISA Reference Edition remains static.
- Late Summer/Early Fall: Annual Review and Comment Period opens for sixty days - site changes are on hold so all reviewers are seeing the same content.
- Fall: ONC and HHS staff review comments received, make site updates and prepare the following year's Reference Edition for publication by early January.
How to Comment on the ISA
- An ISA site account is required in order to comment on the ISA.
- If you have an account already, click the "Login" button at the top right of the ISA.
- To create an account, click the "Login" button, then "Create new account" tab above the login window. Account approval is required, and is generally completed within 1 - 24 hours.
- Once you're authenticated to the ISA site, you can submit comments on most ISA pages - just scroll to the bottom of the relevant page, enter the text of your comment (or provide attachments, if needed) and submit. Your comment will be reviewed by ONC or other HHS subject matter experts, and changes will be considered for publication to the ISA.
- While comments by topic (posted to individual Interoperability Need pages) are preferred, and allow greater visibility to your comments by other industry stakeholders, consolidated comment letters are also accepted. You may provide these comments on general information pages, and ONC staff will triage them, and assign them to subject matter experts.
Comment
Submitted by knicholoff@ehra.org on 2020-11-09
EHR Association Comments to ONC on the ISA
On behalf of the EHR Association, we appreciate this opportunity to provide input into the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA).EHR Association Comments to ONC on the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA).pdf
Submitted by mvldougherty on 2020-11-09
CMS Data Element Library HITWG Comments to ONC on ISA
Comments on the ONC Interoperability Standards Advisory submitted on behalf of the CMS Data Element Library Health IT Workgroup.Submitted by msaito on 2020-11-09
Epic's Comments on the 2021 Interoperability Standards Advisory
Please see the attached document. Thank you for your consideration.Submitted by ScottStuewe on 2020-11-09
DirectTrust Comments
DirectTrust is pleased to be able to provide comments on the Interoperability Standards Advisory. Thanks.Submitted by mdoan on 2020-11-09
FEHRM Comments on ISA
On behalf of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) Program Office, we appreciated the opportunity to comment on the Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA).Submitted by wanda.govan-je…
on 2020-12-16
Thank you
Thank you for your 3 comments. No action at this time.Submitted by bgradl@eatright.org on 2020-11-09
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Comments on 2020 ISA
On behalf of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, thank you for the opportunity to provide our feedback on the Interoperability Standards Advisory.Annual ISA Review November 2020 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.pdf
Submitted by Albert Taylor
on 2020-11-19
Thank you for your comment…
Thank you for your comment and input. Please see ISA page https://www.healthit.gov/isa/representing-patient-allergies-and-intolerances-food-substances which cites the VSAC value set "Common dietary substances for allergy and intolerance documentation" located at https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov/valueset/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1186.3/expansion/Latest.Submitted by juliemaas on 2020-11-10
Submitted by jkegerize on 2020-11-09
ACLA Comments on 2021 ONC…
ACLA Comments on 2021 ONC Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) [Draft for Comment]ACLA Comments 2021 ONC ISA-Submitted_11.09.20.pdf