Posts Tagged ‘ONC’
Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework
Lantana Consulting Group submitted comments on July 31, 2017 in response to the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) request for feedback on the Proposed Interoperability Standards Measurement Framework.
Read MoreDraft 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory: Lantana Response
Everyone understands today that standards for data, communication, and terminology are the lynch pins of health information exchange across clinical care. But who is doing something about it? Earlier this quarter, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) published a draft seeking feedback in three major areas: Vocabulary, Code Set, and Terminology Content and Structure…
Read MoreProposed Voluntary Certification for Long-term and Post-acute Care (LTPAC) Providers
The Health IT Policy Committee’s Certification and Adoption Workgroup recently held a virtual hearing on a proposed long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) certification program.
Read MorePublic Webinar This Week: Role of Standards in Quality Measurement
Crystal Kallem, RHIA, CPHQ, will review the current state and vision for quality measurement and the role of foundational quality specifications that are requirements in Meaningful Use Stage 2.
Read MoreAccelerating Health Information Exchange: Highlight from ONC/CMS Webinar
I recently dialed in for a webinar on Accelerating Health Information Exchange hosted by both the Office of the National Coordinator for HHS (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The government had received over 200 public comment submissions on policies that can strengthen the business case for exchanging information across providers seamlessly and securely. Here are some takeaways from the webinar.
Read MoreNew Tool for Managing CDA Templates Now Available
Our beta release of a tool for capturing, storing and managing CDA templates is now available through HL7.
Read MoreDirection Needed
Health Story recently participated in an advocacy day on Capitol Hill. I helped prepare a broadsheet, and it came to mind when I was asked (again) yesterday about recognition for the Consolidation Project effort.
Read MoreThat Was the Year That Was
We are just wrapping up our fifth annual Lantana retreat here at the sunny, frigid and idyllic C.O.D. Ranch in Oracle, AZ. Looking back, it’s been quite a year for us and for the industry.
Read MoreLaunch of the “HL7/IHE Health Story Consolidation Project under the ONC S&I Framework”
If the official title of the Consolidation Project is looongg, that is in part why it is exciting – there are many hands involved here, and we expect to make light work of a number of important tasks.
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