Ensures health IT meets standards for functionality, security, and interoperability.
Regulations ensuring health data is shared appropriately without improper barriers.
Enables secure and seamless exchange of electronic health information among authorized users.
Advises on policies, standards, and implementation specifications for health data and technology.
Offers a standardized set of health data classes and constituent data elements for nationwide, interoperable health information exchange.
Operates as a nationwide framework for the interoperability of electronic health information.
HHS’ list of AI use cases is publicly available to search and reference. In addition to AI use case summaries, the inventory also includes information on data, IT infrastructure, internal governance, and much more.
Explore the roles of health information and technology in broad healthcare settings, supporting seamless, coordinated patient care from prevention through recovery.
Health information, policies, and technology supporting integrated care for mental health and substance use disorders.
Rapid response and communication during health emergencies through health information and technology.
Health information and technology facilitating coordinated care beyond acute settings.
Technology addressing unique health needs of mothers and children.
Electronic tools tracking controlled substance prescriptions to improve patient safety.
Using health information and technology to prevent disease, diagnose health conditions, and promote population health.
Optimal care through measuring results, prioritizing improvements, and implementing and monitoring results.
Promotes health information and technology usability to reduce clinician burden and enhance patient care.
Promotes standardized exchange and use of electronic health data to improve patient care, coordination, and public health outcomes.
Facilitates secure, nationwide electronic health information sharing to connect providers, patients, public health agencies, and payers.
Provides certification criteria for developers of health IT modules that ensures health IT products meet the standards for functionality, security, and interoperability.
Advance healthcare quality and safety through standardized health IT and secure health data exchange.
Prevents practices that interfere with the access, exchange, or use of electronic health information, as defined by the Cures Act.
Serves as a homepage for tools and resources for understanding and using health IT standards and technologies.
Support interoperability improvements nationwide.
Enable secure electronic sharing and access of patient health information, supporting healthcare providers and patients across care settings.
Ensure patients have secure and convenient access to their health records, supported by healthcare providers and health IT developers under HIPAA.
Outlines federal regulations and strategic initiatives guiding effective use and secure exchange of electronic health information.
Delivers improvements in the delivery and experience of health care while enhancing health outcomes by leveraging health information technology.
Supports the adoption and promotion of standards-based health information.
Coordinates health data and technology initiatives across HHS to enhance interoperability and effectiveness.
Protects electronic health information security through policy.
Health data interoperability regulations ensuring secure, effective technology use.
Policies to prevent practices interfering with the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.
Interactive datasets related to health IT data analysis, providing insights into adoption and use.
Gives data-driven insight on how dashboards are driving health IT adoption and how they have helped users to meet federal healthcare incentives or programs.
Provides health IT adoption and use statistics derived from surveys and administrative data and in-depth analysis of health IT policies and programs.
Grants access to raw datasets from ASTP related to health IT adoption, health IT capabilities and other topics.
Streamlines data into visualizations of key data and summarizes the latest statistics, facts and figures about health IT.
Provides information about how health IT data are collected, analyzed, and published.
Highlights key tools and guidance supporting effective health IT implementation, interoperability, patient engagement, and compliance with federal standards.
ASTP’s initiatives in health data standards enable secure electronic health data exchange.
Data sheets, videos, and documents to guide users of the TEFCA framework and exchange.
Technical resources and tools supporting healthcare providers, clinicians, and developers of health IT products.
Strategies, recommendations, and best practices for implementing and using health data and technology.
Desktop application supporting providers conducting HIPAA security risk assessments.
Practical reference tool for clinicians, staff, and other innovators around the world to improve patient engagement.
A comprehensive and authoritative listing of successfully tested and certified health IT modules.
Resources for developers implementing standards to enable health information interoperability.
Users can submit feedback regarding health data and technology usability, interoperability, and compliance issues.
Collection of practical materials, videos, educational tools, and user guides designed to support successful implementation and adoption of health IT systems.
A guide for patients and caregivers who want to access, review, and use their health records.
A repository of informational videos created by ASTP.
Instructional materials to help healthcare workers stay current in the changing healthcare environment and deliver care more effectively.
A repository of fact sheets created by ASTP.
Provides common standards and shared technologies to monitor and analyze the quality of health care and patient outcomes.
A centralized collection of testing tools and resources supporting health IT developers and users fully evaluating specific technical standards.
ONC-approved conformance resources supporting developers implementing standards to enable health information interoperability.
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We are pleased to announce that the beta version of an interactive, searchable map for TEFCA™ participation is now available. The map released today is another example of our commitment to transparency.
Mission, role, and responsibilities of ASTP.
Profiles of ASTP’s senior leadership team.
Timeline of ASTP’s evolution and key milestones.
Financial reports and performance accountability.
Strategic investments in programs, policies, and technology.
Annual health data and technology progress updates to Congress.
View opportunities with ASTP.
Overview of workplace culture and employee experience.
Reach ASTP with general inquiries.
Complaint process to resolve any issues of potential noncompliance with certification requirements.
Form to report alleged information blocking practices.
Form to request ASTP experts for speaking engagements.
ASTP’s contractors and grantees play a valuable role in helping promote better health care for Americans by fostering interoperable health data and technology.
Learn about opportunities for funding through grants and cooperative agreements.
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