Healthcare IT News July 28, 2020
The agency will accept suggestions for new data classes for the United States Core Data for Interoperability, via its new ONDEC system, through October 9.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced Tuesday that stakeholders can now submit proposals for new data elements in the United States Core Data for Interoperability.
Using the ONC New Data Element and Class, or ONDEC, submission system, individuals can propose new data elements and classes for inclusion in the second draft of USCDI, officials from ONC explained.
The USCDI, a set of data classes and elements for interoperable health exchange, is now required to be used instead of the Common Clinical Data Set in multiple certification criteria, including “transmission to...