Public weighs-in on AHIC recommendations.The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP) was created in 2005 as part of efforts by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services) to (HITSP HITSP Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel ) hosted an opportunity for public comment on documents the panel is using to draft its next list of recommendations to the American Health Information Community (AHIC). HITSP and AHIC are working together to implement standards for the secure exchange of interoperable healthcare data and the development of the nationwide health information network (NHIN). The documents included interoperability specifications for quality and consumer access to healthcare information on portable media and via networks as well as HITSP requirements, design, and standards selection. HITSP encouraged stakeholders to review the documents on their Web site (www. hitsp.org) and submit comments using an online tracking system that assigned comments to an appropriate HITSP technical committee for consideration. The public comment period closed October 16. HITSP is administered by the American National Standards Institute See ANSI. (body, standard) American National Standards Institute - (ANSI) The private, non-profit organisation (501(c)3) responsible for approving US standards in many areas, including computers and communications. ANSI is a member of ISO. and operates under contract to HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. in cooperation with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. , the Advanced Technology Institute and Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB . HITSP delivered its first set of formal interoperable specifications (recommendations) to AHIC in October 2006. To read the entire libraries of HITSP requirements, design and standards selection, HITSP interoperability specifications, or to access the HITSP comment tracking system, go to www.ansi.org/standards_activities/standards_boards_pan els/hisb/hitsp.aspx?menuid=3. |
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