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ONC Publishes USCDI+ Quality Data Element List to Support CMS Digital Quality Measurement Modernization Initiative and Overall Quality Reporting
Matthew Rahn | June 2, 2023
ONC recently released the draft USCDI+ Quality data element list for public comment on the eCQI Resource Center website. This release provides an initial, high-level picture of the USCDI+ initiative in action. It is a harmonized set of data elements for quality measurement that could be used to support measurement and reporting across a wide number of quality programs. ONC requests feedback on this draft list by 11:59pm ET on June 30,
Read Full Post.Health IT Standards – The “Secret Sauce” that Brings Electronic Health Information to the Patient and their Care Team
Matthew Rahn | April 3, 2023
Matt is the deputy director for the standards division in the office of technology at ONC. The standards division is responsible for providing technical subject matter expertise to ONC and health IT partners to encourage the adoption and use of health IT standards.
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It is important for providers and patients to have access and share health data because it allows for improved health care outcomes.
Read Full Post.USCDI+ In Action! ONC and HRSA launch USCDI+ Initiative to support UDS Modernization
Matthew Rahn | August 29, 2022
A few months ago, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) launched the USCDI+ initiative to support the identification and establishment of domain or program-specific datasets that will operate as extensions to the existing United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI). Recently, our colleagues at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) saw an opportunity to leverage USCDI+ and we have now launched a new USCDI+ collaboration to support HRSA’s Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting through the UDS Modernization Initiative.
Read Full Post.ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule Sets Path for New Healthcare Industry Standards
Matthew Rahn | May 6, 2021
Time flies! It has been over a year since ONC’s Cures Act Final Rule was first released and since then ONC has been busy advancing the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and enabling the healthcare industry to voluntarily implement newer versions of adopted standards via the Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP) for the purposes of the ONC Health IT Certification.
Read Full Post.The C-CDA Scorecard Continues to Improve C-CDA Implementation across Health IT Settings
Matthew Rahn | June 3, 2020
ONC is excited to announce the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) Scorecard 2.0. The updated Scorecard includes Health Level Seven International (HL7) approved best practices, quantitative scoring, a new user interface, updated issue checking, and performance is improved by 20 percent.
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