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CDC/NCHS updates and additions of specifications for NHCS

Changes/Updates: Implementation Specification – “HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: National Health Care Surveys (NHCS), Release 1 - US Realm” is phased out with replacement. STU 1.2 Aligns with Promoting Interoperability program requirements. Current STU 1.2 implementations who want to fix issues with 1.2 submissions should consider upgrading to STU 2.1 Please add new specifications: Type: Implementation Specification; Standard/Implementation Specification:  HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: National Health Care Surveys (NHCS), Release 1, STU Release 3 – US Realm; Standards Process Maturity: Balloted Draft; Implementation Maturity: Pilot; Adoption Level: Low; Federally Required: Yes; Cost: Free; Test Tool Availability: Yes Type: Emerging Standard; Standard/Implementation Specification:  HL7 FHIR Health Care Surveys Content Implementation Guide 0.1.0 - STU 1 Ballot; Standards Process Maturity: In Development; Implementation Maturity: Pilot; Adoption Level: Low; Federally Required: Yes; Cost: Free; Test Tool Availability: No