ONC extends comment period for interoperability rules, updates TEFCA

22. April 2019 Health 0
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT made interoperability news on several fronts Friday: granting a much-requested 30-day extension for public comments on its proposed data exchange, information blocking and patient access rules and publishing the second draft of its Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement. Powered by WPeMatico

HHS Announces Next Steps in Advancing Interoperability of Health Information

20. April 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued for public comment draft 2 of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) that will support the full, network-to-network exchange of health information nationally. HHS also released a notice of funding opportunity to engage a non-profit, industry-based organization that will advance nationwide interoperability. ...

HHS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information

20. April 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is extending the public comment period by 30 days for two proposed regulations aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology (health IT) and enabling patients to electronically access their health information. The new deadline for the submission of comments – June ...