ASTP Events, ASTP Funded Projects, Health Information Exchange, Public Health The STAR HIE Program Shines
Larry Jessup | May 10, 2022
The Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (The STAR HIE Program) has made great strides in supporting public health agencies’ ability to exchange health information during times of emergency.
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Health IT ONC Turns 18
Steven Posnack | April 27, 2022
On April 27, 2004, President Bush signed Executive Order (EO) 13335 and created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). Like tapping that first domino, this single action is a key moment in United States health IT history. Nearly two decades later, US policy and technology leadership in health IT is world-renowned.
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Health IT Certification Real World Testing Update: 100% of Developers Submit Plans to ONC
Tony Myers | April 13, 2022
One of the most important functions that the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) performs is administering the ONC Health IT Certification Program (the Program). A critical aspect of the Program is to ensure that certified health IT meets established requirements in order to give confidence to users that the health IT performs in conformance with those requirements. Testing in controlled test environments has been a cornerstone of the Program’s processes, however, it is also important to gauge the performance of systems in the field,
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ASTP Events, ASTP Funded Projects, Health Data, Health Innovation, Health IT, Interoperability, Standards San Diego Health Connect Takes a Big LEAP Over the Barrier of Consent Management
Beth Ellinport | April 12, 2022
Editor’s Note: On April 14, 2022 at the ONC Annual Meeting, San Diego Health Connect will be demo-ing their project in the exhibit hall.
How can we improve the ability of patient to convey their preferences regarding access to and use of their electronic medical record information? San Diego Health Connect – a recipient of an ONC Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health IT (LEAP) program award – developed a scalable consent framework for electronic health records to help answer this question.
ASTP Events, ASTP Funded Projects, Health Data, Health Innovation, Health IT, Standards Improving Person-Centered Care in Home and Community-Based Services with FHIR
Brenda Akinnagbe | April 12, 2022
Editor’s Note: On April 14, 2022 at the ONC Annual Meeting the Missouri DMH LEAP team will share insight into their pilot demonstration and progress to go live with integrating health care and HCBS data.
Integrating data from health care and home and community-based services (HCBS) to improve health outcomes is of growing importance, especially as the U.S. population ages and the demand for long-term services and supports (LTSS) grows.