martes, 21 de marzo de 2017

New Health IT Playbook Updates

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Health IT Playbook Updates & WebinarThe ONC Health IT Playbook has been updated to include the newly updated ONC SAFER Guides and two new training modules, along with new content abouPermitted Uses and Disclosures: Exchange for Public Health ActivitiesLong-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers and Health Information Exchange (LTPAC), immunization registries, and workforce training. You can also find a new guide to using the Playbook.
Learn about some of these new features and content at a public webinar on March 29. Listen and participate by sharing your thoughts about the Health IT Playbook during the webinar.
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 2:30 – 4:00pm ET
Register: Health IT Playbook Webinar
How HIPAA Enables Information Sharing: Now Available en EspañolDid you know that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enables information sharing? We have posted four helpful fact sheets that include illustrated scenarios showing how HIPAA allows covered entities to share Protected Health Information (PHI) electronically without obtaining written authorization. The first two of the four fact sheets have been translated into Spanish! Download the new HIPAA fact sheets en Español.
ONC Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge Submissions Deadline ApproachingApril 10 is the deadline to submit your best ideas for the Model Privacy Notice Snapshot Challenge. The Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge builds on ONC’s efforts to update the Model Privacy Notice (MPN) for the modern mobile health landscape. The challenge calls on you – the designers, developers, and health data privacy experts – to use the content from the MPN template and create an online tool that can generate a user-friendly snapshot of a product’s privacy practices. Submissions are due Monday, April 10, 2017 by 2:00pm ET.
Join the 2017 Medication List ProjectAre you interested in helping individuals get and use interoperable medications lists? We are still encouraging new participants to join the 2017 Medication List Project. The project is expanding with a wide range of industry stakeholders that are already advancing consumer access to interoperable med lists, all consolidated from multiple EHRs. Learn more about participating in the MedList Project
Federal Health Architecture: HIMSS 2017 Learning SeriesThe Federal Health Architecture (FHA) is hosting the second HIMSS 2017 Learning Series by highlighting some of the Federal Interoperability Showcase demonstrations that were featured at HIMSS 2017. This learning series will cover three different demonstrations:
  • Federal Collaboration to Empower Veterans to Access, Share, and Use Health Information from Multiple Sources, DoD, VA, and USPS
  • Patient Consent on FHIR, SAMHSA and Michigan Health Information Network
  • The FDA and Safety Reporting Portal, FDA
Date & Time: Friday, March 24, 2017 at 2:30 – 4:30pm ET
Register via Email: Federal.Health@hhs.gov
Health IT Advisory Committee - Call for NominationsThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking for nominations for the new Health IT Advisory Committee as detailed in the 21st Century Cures Act. Read the Federal Register Notice to learn more about the application process. Letters of nomination and resumes are due Friday, April 14, 2017.
Upcoming Federal Advisory Committee MeetingsJoint: Public Health Task ForceDate & Time: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:00am – 12:30pm ET

OTHER HEALTH IT HIGHLIGHTS

AHRQ: Effective Use of Patient Portals WebinarJoin AHRQ to discuss the effective design and use of patient portals for improving patient care. Presenters will discuss lessons learned from the use of patient portals, including their impact on patient engagement, diabetes self-management and health care quality. Earn 1.5 hours of free CME/CE credits for participating.
Date & Time: Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 2:30 – 4:00pm ET
Register: AHRQ: Effective Use of Patient Portals Webinar
CMS: Review Draft Measure Packages for eCQM Used in CMS Quality Reporting ProgramsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites health IT vendors and stakeholders to review and provide feedback on draft electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) packages that include logic and header changes for eCQMs under consideration for CMS quality reporting and payment programs. This opportunity allows CMS to learn from health IT vendors who have the technical capabilities to test the Health Quality Measures Format (HQMF) specifications by directly consuming machine readable Extensible Markup Language (XML) files for eCQMs. Testing will help CMS to identify instances in which XML code produces errors so that issues can be resolved prior to posting the fully specified measures this spring. 
The draft measure HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and XML formats are now available on thCQM Issue Tracker via the following tickets:
  • Eligible Hospital and Critical Access Hospital measures (CQM-2550)
  • Eligible Professional and Eligible Clinician measures (CQM-2551)
Please report questions and comments regarding the draft measure packages to the CQM Issue Tracker tickets listed above through March 28, 2017.

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