Data Standards

Epic, Oracle Adopt USCDI+ Cancer Standard for Interoperability

March 6, 2024 - Several EHR vendors, including Epic and Oracle, have agreed to adopt United States Core Data for Interoperability Plus Cancer (USCDI+ Cancer), a recommended minimum set of cancer-related data elements to enhance health data interoperability. The data standard aims to allow healthcare providers to share information seamlessly and improve cancer...


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Regenstrief Updates LOINC with 800 Concepts for Health Data Exchange

by Hannah Nelson

Regenstrief Institute has issued its semiannual release of LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes), which includes updates to support health data exchange for various...

How DirectTrust is Enhancing Health Data Interoperability, Usability

by Hannah Nelson

Over 300,000 healthcare organizations have access to Direct, making it the most ubiquitous interoperability data standard, according to Scott Stuewe, president and CEO of DirectTrust, the non-profit healthcare industry alliance that...

73% of Digital Health Companies Use Standards-Based EHR APIs

by Hannah Nelson

Most digital health companies use standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs) to support EHR integration, according to a study published in JAMIA. The study aimed to capture digital...

How mCODE is Driving EHR Interoperability for Cancer Research

by Hannah Nelson

Historically, restricted EHR interoperability has hindered the cancer research community's ability to harness big data. With siloed data across the healthcare continuum, cancer research has centered on clinical trials. However, these...

ONC Final Rule Updates Health IT Certification for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

An ONC final rule scheduled for publication on January 9, 2024, will make several updates to the ONC Health IT Certification Program to advance interoperability. The “Health Data, Technology,...

GAO Appoints New Members to Health IT Advisory Committee

by Hannah Nelson

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has appointed five new members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). “Widespread access, exchange, and use of electronic...

Regenstrief Foundation Funds Project for EHR Standardization of SDOH Data

by Hannah Nelson

The Regenstrief Foundation has awarded LOINC and Health Data Standards at Regenstrief Institute a $4.4 million grant to support a global initiative to standardize social determinants of health (SDOH)...

ONC Launches New USCDI+ Platform to Drive Data Harmonization

by Hannah Nelson

After several months of development and testing, the new ONC USCDI+ platform has gone live, providing a single platform for organizing and building out various USCDI+ datasets. The USCDI+ initiative...

eHealth Exchange HIE Launches Program to Boost HL7 FHIR Adoption

by Hannah Nelson

eHealth Exchange, a health information exchange (HIE) connecting federal agencies and healthcare providers, has announced an incentive plan to accelerate HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources...

Regenstrief Links LOINC, SNOMED to Drive Health Data Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International have announced the LOINC Ontology, a standardized terminology initiative focused on facilitating broader health data interoperability. The LOINC Ontology...

Are Medical Specialty Societies Key to Advancing Health Data Standards?

by Hannah Nelson

Health data standards are critical to digital health transformation. However, inconsistent adoption across the care continuum has hampered efforts to leverage EHR data for secondary purposes, such as research, analytics, and quality...

DirectTrust Releases New Health IT Accreditation Criteria for Review

by Hannah Nelson

DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has posted new versions of program...

What Are the Four Levels of Health Data Interoperability?

by Hannah Nelson

While health data interoperability has arguably become an industry buzzword over the past decade, the concept's importance for digital health transformation cannot be understated. According to the Healthcare Information and Management...

How NCQA is Driving Health Equity Through Inclusive HEDIS Measures

by Hannah Nelson

In an industry plagued by health disparities, ensuring that Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures are inclusive is key to moving the needle on health equity, according to Rachel Harrington, PhD, a senior...

ONC Awards $2M for Health IT Interoperability Projects

by Hannah Nelson

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has announced two awards totaling $2 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology...

83% of Acute Care Hospitals Engage in Some SDOH Data Collection

by Sarai Rodriguez

An ONC analysis shows that 83 percent of non-federal acute care hospitals participate in some social determinants of health (SDOH) data collection. Still, challenges related to routine screening data...

ONC Adds 20 New Data Elements to USCDI v4 to Drive Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 4 (USCDI v4), which includes 20 additional data elements and a new data class. USCDI is a health IT standard that sets the...

HL7, WHO Partner to Drive Global Interoperability Standards Adoption

by Hannah Nelson

Standards-development organization Health Level Seven International (HL7) and The World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the global adoption of open...

DirectTrust Releases Draft Criteria for RA Health IT Accreditation Programs

by Hannah Nelson

DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has announced a 60-day public comment and...