Healthcare Innovation March 27, 2019
Recommendations include supporting states in developing the capability to adhere to technical standards included in certified EHRs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s draft strategy to ease clinician burdensby trying to harmonize public health data reporting requirements drew enthusiastic response. Commenting online, many health system executives gave examples of just how onerous the process currently is. They suggested that ONC look for opportunities where federal, state and local programs could collaborate on these burden-reducing efforts.
ONC received 208 written comments on the draft Strategy on Reducing Regulatory and Administrative Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs during the public commenting period. The draft strategy focused on four areas, one of which was public health...