Tricia Lee Rolle | November 18, 2024
A year ago, based on the work led by the Pharmacy Interoperability and Emerging Therapeutics (PhIET) Task Force, the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) made recommendations to support interoperability between pharmacy constituents as well as the exchange of information necessary for medication management, patient safety, and consumer engagement.
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Wes Barker | October 31, 2024
Earlier this year we celebrated the 20th birthday of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (hereafter ASTP) and reflected on the transformative impact of health IT on patient care delivery in the US. These developments have been instrumental in creating a more connected and patient-focused health care system, supporting our goal of seamless data exchange between health care providers, and enabling real-time access to critical patient health information.
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Jordan Everson | August 12, 2024
Since 2021, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (hereafter ASTP) and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) have collaborated to develop and field survey questions designed to better understand family physicians’ experience using health information technology (health IT) in primary care. We’ve now fielded questions for three years (2022-2024) through multiple questionnaires, and the results have driven data briefs and studies.
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Steven Posnack | June 13, 2024
ONC’s USCDI+ program recently reached a milestone as part of a joint initiative started in August 2022 with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). HRSA and HRSA Health Center Program grantees launched one of the first real-world implementations using the Health Level 7 International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Bulk Data Access standard as part of a federal program.
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Scott Bohon | April 17, 2024
There has been significant progress in interoperability among providers for treatment purposes, and while there is still considerable work to do, we now need to broaden our scope to also focus on payer-provider interoperability. The Interoperability Rules finalized by our colleagues at CMS have laid down important cornerstones, and we at ONC are continuing to explore complementary infrastructure and policies to advance those efforts.
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