| 1 hr. | ONC Update (continued from Mon. Q3) | Katie Tully | ONC HL7 WG Update_1.17.23.pptx - ONC certification
- voluntary participation
- establishes a floor of baseline functionality
- agnostic to system (i.e., ONC does not require the use of certified technology in specific settings, though other agencies / programs may)
- Standards Version Advancement Process (SVAP) – can adopt higher versions (e.g., if needed for programmatic requirements)
- HITAC Public Health Data Systems Task Force 2022
- industry task force to provide recommendations to ONC about certification programs for EHRs and Public Health systems
- identify gaps in functionalities and standards in current §170.315(f) certification criteria
- provide recommendations for advancing criteria, testing guidance and standards
- identify functionality for public health systems that would benefit from further standardization and possible certification
- prioritize which data flows would benefit most from further standardization
- group discussion – How to apply certification of public health systems? E.g., provide funding to jurisdictions to adopt that certified technology? What if a program doesn’t adopt certified technology? Who has the authority to enforce?
- Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA)
- annual updates to recommended standards for various functional areas, including Public Health
- group discussion about PH’s the WG’s involvement in reviewing comments, providing additional feedback
- will likely continue discussing in future PHWG calls
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