Agency Information Collection Request: 60-Day Public Comment Request
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The document calls for public comment on a proposal to collect data from Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIOs) across the U.S. This aims at generating current stats and insights to shape health IT policies, focusing on electronic information sharing. The survey will assess HIO capabilities, their adoption of technical standards, and challenges they face. This effort seeks to enhance information exchange interoperability to ultimately improve healthcare quality and reduce costs.
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Key Changes
- Public comment requested for a survey on Health Information Exchange Organizations.
- Survey to assess capabilities and challenges of HIOs in electronic information exchange.
- Focus on improving national interoperability in health IT.
Obligations
What this law requires
Health Information Exchange Organizations (HIOs) must participate in the National Survey of Health Information Exchange Organizations and submit their data regarding capabilities for electronic health information exchange.
HIOs must accurately report their adoption of technical standards and provide information on their perceptions related to information blocking in the National Survey.
HIOs must disclose their organizational demographics, including technical capabilities and challenges faced in supporting electronic health information exchange as part of the National Survey.
HIOs must provide data regarding their network-to-network connectivity and participation in the Technical Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) in the National Survey.
HIOs must assess and report on their public health data exchange practices as part of the National Survey.