My time since my last blog entry in October has been filled with Health Information Technology Standards (HITSP) meetings. January 2010 will be filled with wrap-up meetings as the HITSP contract with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) comes to its conclusion. The contract was for four years running from September 2005 through September 2009 with an extension granted through January 2010.
Of particular importance, are the final meetings for the Consumer Preferences Tiger Team (CP-TT) which provided comments, at the request of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC), relating to the draft specifications for Consumer Preferences. The draft specifications can be found at: http://tiny.cc/9Sk51 .
On December 30, 2009, CMS announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement provisions of the Recovery Act that provide incentive payments for the meaningful use of certified EHR technology. In a related announcement, ONC has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that specifies the Secretary’s adoption of an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for electronic health record (EHR) technology.
Dr. John Halamka's summary of how both documents should be used together provides an excellent overview of "meaningful use" for consumers.
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