Have You No Standards?
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt has accepted 30 consensus standards to support an interoperable national health information network.
President Bush signed an executive order last year requiring federal agencies to use available interoperability standards when implementing or upgrading health information technology systems.
Among the standards:
- The Electronic Health Record Interoperability Specification, that supports interoperability between EMRs and lab systems.
- The Consumer Empowerment Interoperability Specification, for patients to exchange data with providers.
- The Biosurveillance Interoperability Specification, for the exchange of biosurveillance data among providers and public health agencies.
Posted by Shawn Whalen on February 2, 2007 at 3:05 PM
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