BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | TEFCA
Sequoia released version 2 of its FHIR Roadmap for TEFCA Exchange. The plan calls for increasing levels of QHIN-provided services aimed at facilitating the exchange of data using the FHIR standard.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Public Health
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking based on requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act. Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | EHR/PHR | Events | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Open Source | Public Health | Technology | TEFCA
HLN attended the Sequoia Project Annual Meeting held this year in San Diego. A public health viewpoint on the meeting and the advancements achieved in the TEFCA project is presented here.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | Events | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Public Health
The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) teamed up to host the third virtual Data Modernization Workshop from September 12-14, 2023 with over 400 attendees. HLN took part in a panel discussion led by Helios and facilitated a group discussion by presenting a framework for data governance.
Read more >BY Mike Berry ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Open Source | Public Health
HLN is on FHIR! We have successfully implemented FHIR interfaces to enable healthcare data interoperability, using our experience in FHIR. Let’s look into some details of the projects HLN has been working on in public health.
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
On June 15, 2023 the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Proposed Rule Task Force 2023 released its recommendations on proposed provisions to the ONC Health IT Certification Program. Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS
On April 18, 2023 the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published for comment the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Proposed Rule which proposes new provisions from the 21st Century Cures Act and makes updates to the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program). Here is a public health perspective.
Read more >BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit ON Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | COVID-19 | DMI | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Public Health | RCKMS
HIMSS23, held in Chicago April 17-21, 2023, was attended by more than 35,000 from around the world. Similar to past years, it centered around a trade show exhibit hall, interoperability showcases and educational sessions. Two members of the HLN Consulting team, Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Mike Berry, attended. Read a summary of our presentation and participation in the interoperability showcase.
Read more >BY Noam Arzt ON AIRA | COVID-19 | HIE & Interoperability | Immunization Information System (IIS) | Planning | Public Health | Syndromic Surveillance
In March 2023 the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO) released two environmental scans related to public health data and systems funded by a grant from ONC.
1. Immunization Information Systems and Health Information Exchanges: An Environmental Scan of Factors Influencing Data Sharing and Opportunities to Advance Population Health
2. Legal Landscape of Public Health Data: A Scan of State Laws Governing Public Health Data Reporting, Surveillance, and Sharing
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DMI | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Public Health | RCKMS
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) approved the recommendations of its ad hoc Public Health Data Systems Task Force. Check out the specific comments of the recommendations.
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