Healthcare IT News September 25, 2024
Mike Miliard

The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help “break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research.”

This week, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (formerly known as ONC), published its 2024 Draft Federal FHIR Action Plan. ASTP is billing the new document as a “curated catalog” compiling all the different ways various federal departments are using HL7’s interoperability standard and its associated implementation specs.

“Federal agencies are adopting and using FHIR to meet a range of agency needs, including facilitating care coordination and expanding individuals’ access to their health information,” wrote Associate Deputy...

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