BY Noam Arzt ON ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
In September 2024 ASTP/ONC released the 2024 status report to Congress on the Cures Act. Read our summary of this report with a particular eye on its impact on public health and implications for the future.
Read more >BY Marcey Propp ON AIRA | ASTHO | ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | Events | HIMSS | Public Health | TEFCA
The HIMSS24 pre-conference public health workshop was highly successful, bringing together a diverse group of participants to discuss and advance key public health topics. Building on this success, the HIMSS25 pre-conference public health session, co-sponsored by HLN Consulting, is now open for admission, inviting more voices to join the conversation on public health data and system modernization.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health
In September 2024, ASTP/ONC released a Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan for public comment – the Federal government has declared FHIR “ready for prime time.” Read a short public health perspective on this plan.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | DMI | HIE & Interoperability | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
ASTP/ONC releases final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan – see our brief comments from a public health standpoint.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON AIRA | ASTP/ONC | CDC | CSTE | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
As the comment period for ASTP/ONC’s HTI-2 proposed rule passes, HLN summarizes some key thoughts from a public health perspective on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | Public Health | RCKMS | TEFCA
TEFCA and public health took a big step forward with the first SOP document. Read our perspective on how TEFCA and public health are developing.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced the launch of their long-awaited Data Modernization Implementation Centers (IC). Check out the details here.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS | TEFCA
CMS recently released their Hospital IPPS Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Programs Requirements; and Other Policy Changes. It also included the Request for Information (RFI) regarding Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange. Here we address the major RFI questions from a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | Public Health | TEFCA
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released two reports. The first was the 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan which was released for public comment. The second report released is the 2023 Report to Congress: Update on the Access, Exchange, and Use of Electronic Health Information through Trusted Networks. Get our public health perspective.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) issued its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023. Get the highlights of the report.
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