“HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology this week launched a new initiative to plot out interoperability goals to drive the industry forward this decade.”
“Through its Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030 project, ONC plans to publish a prioritized set of “aspirational and achievable” interoperability goals that align with the 2020 to 2025 version of ONC’s federal health IT strategic plan.”
“‘We’re at the start of a new decade, we’re at the start of a new administration, and we have a pretty good view of the pieces that are falling into place over the next couple of years,’ said Steve Posnack, ONC deputy national coordinator, during the Health IT Advisory Committee meeting Thursday.”
“ONC is asking for public feedback to help inform its work.”
“‘Put simply, we’re looking for you to complete the following ‘fill in the blank’ with your best formulation of a health interoperability outcome – think of it like an interoperability Mad Lib,’ Posnack wrote in a blog post about the new initiative.”
“As an example of interoperability outcomes, Posnack in his blog post suggested, ‘because of interoperability, faxes are no longer used in clinical care before/by 2030,’ or ‘because of interoperability, before/by 2030 everyone that is part of a care team will have accurate, up-to-date clinical information prior to providing care…'” Read the full article here.
Source: ONC wants feedback to shape healthcare interoperability goals for next decade — By Heather Landi, May 14, 2021. Fierce Healthcare.
