HLN on FHIR
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.
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HITAC Task Force Comments on ONC HTI-1 NPRM
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DM | 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 >ONC HTI-1 NPRM Through Public Health Eyes
BY Noam Arzt ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | ASTP/ONC | CDC | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | 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 >HLN Participates in HIMSS23
BY Aasa Dahlberg Schmit and Mike Berry ON Immunization Information System (IIS) | Clinical Decision Support (CDS) | COVID-19 | DM | EHR/PHR | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | Events | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Immunization Calculation Engine (ICE) | 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 >ASTHO Releases Two New Reports on IIS
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
ONC HITAC Public Health Data Systems Task Force Releases Recommendations
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DM | 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.
Read more >Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide: A Public Health Perspective
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | EHR/PHR | FHIR | HIE & Interoperability | HL7 | Planning | TEFCA
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) project released a Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide. Get a public health perspective here.
Read more >2022 HL7 Working Group Meeting Continues to Advance a Public Health Agenda
BY Kristi Eckerson and Daryl Chertcoff ON EHR/PHR | ASTP/ONC | CDC | DM | Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) | HIE & Interoperability | Open Source | Public Health | TEFCA
HLN team attended the 2022 HL7 Working Group Meeting and participated in several workgroups and focused on the Public Health Workgroup, where key presentations were given by members or visitors to the public health working group about USCDI+, North Star Architecture, MedMorph, and Helios.
Read more >ONC Launches Public Health Data Systems Task Force
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | DM | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Public Health
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) launched the 2022 Public Health Data Systems Task Force as a subcommittee of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC).
Read more >CMS Releases Proposed Updates to Medicare MIPS Promoting Interoperability Program for Physicians
BY Noam Arzt ON ASTP/ONC | CDC | EHR/PHR | Federal Rulemaking | HIE & Interoperability | Meaningful Use | Public Health | TEFCA
On May 10, 2022 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to changes in the Medicare Program Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System.
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