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ONC Mulls Health Information Exchange Data for Patient-Centered Research

by Sarai Rodriguez

ONC has announced a new project to leverage health information exchange (HIE) data to support COVID-19 focused patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) by implementing new data standards and...

The Sequoia Project Releases TEFCA Flow-Down Resource

by Hannah Nelson

The Sequoia Project, selected by ONC as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), has released a new resource to help healthcare...

ONC Releases United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has released the United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 3 (USCDI v3), which expands upon USCDI v2 by adding new data classes and elements. ONC received more than 800 public comments...

Health Data Exchange Barriers Impede Widespread Interoperability

by Sarai Rodriguez

Widespread interoperability among office-based physicians is lacking due to a number of health data exchange barriers, according to a recent ONC Data Brief. The report used 2019 CDC National...

EHR Documentation Time Unaffected by Cures Act Patient Access Rule

by Hannah Nelson

The 21st Century Cures Act final rule mandating patient access to clinical notes has not meaningfully impacted clinician time on EHR documentation, according to a study published in JAMIA. This...

The Sequoia Project Releases TEFCA Draft SOP for IAS Exchange Purpose

by Hannah Nelson

The Sequoia Project, selected by the ONC as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), has released draft...

ONC Approves New Testing Method for Standardized API Criterion

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has approved a new alternative test method (ATM) from The Drummond Group for testing conformance to ONC’s §170.315(g)(10) Standardized API for patient and population services...

Guidance Needed on Information Blocking Rule Research Implications

by Hannah Nelson

Federal guidance is needed on information blocking rule implementation for research data sharing, according to a Health Affairs article. While electronic health information (EHI) holds the potential...

ONC Announces Approved Health IT Data Standards for SVAP

by Sarai Rodriguez

ONC has released the newest approved health IT data standards for the annual Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP),  a recent HealthITBuzz blog post announced. The ONC Cures...

Greater Collaboration Needed for Digital Health, Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

While ONC has made significant progress toward achieving national health interoperability, continued interagency collaboration and public-private partnerships are needed to fully enable digital health,...

FAST Becomes an HL7 FHIR Accelerator, Enhancing FHIR Scalability

by Sarai Rodriguez

The HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) at Scale Taskforce (FAST) initiative will continue its scalability work as an official HL7 FHIR Accelerator, a recent HealthITBuzz blog post...

How FHIR APIs Can Support Genomic Data Sharing for Research, Patient Care

by Hannah Nelson

Phase four of ONC’s Sync for Genes program revealed that Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) application programming interfaces (APIs) can...

How ePrescribing Health IT for Controlled Substances Supports Patient Safety

by Hannah Nelson

Increased adoption of ePrescribing health IT for controlled substances is set to boost patient safety and mitigate clinician burden, according to an ONC HealthITBuzz blog post. Data from the American...

How ONC Can Improve Electronic Prior Authorization Data Standards

by Sarai Rodriguez

A Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) task force released 13 recommendations to ONC, suggesting ways the ONC Health IT Certification Program could incorporate data standards...

ONC 2015 Edition Health IT Adoption Reduced Duplicate Orders

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC’s) 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria which in turn reduced the likelihood of duplicate orders among hospitals that...

Biden 2023 Budget Proposes Advisory Opinions for Information Blocking

by Sarai Rodriguez

In the 2023 budget proposal, the Biden-Harris Administration has requested that Congress provide HHS with the authority to issue a binding advisory opinion for information blocking regulations, ONC...

ONC PHIT Workforce Program Recipients Take Strides Toward Diversity

by Sarai Rodriguez

Only a few months into the ONC Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (PHIT Workforce Program) and recipients have already taken steps to increase the diversity and...

The Sequoia Project Releases Draft QHIN Onboarding Procedures for TEFCA

by Hannah Nelson

The Sequoia Project, selected by the ONC as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), has released...

What Providers Should Know About the ONC Interoperability Rule

by Hannah Nelson

The ONC interoperability rule aims to enhance the exchange of electronic health information (EHI) to benefit patients and clinicians alike. In 2016, Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act to drive the electronic access, exchange, and...

STAR HIE Program Supports Public Health Agencies Throughout COVID-19

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (The STAR HIE Program) has made considerable improvements in its effort to support...