Thanks to everyone who was able to join this call last week. Just a final reminder that you can share your feedback to the proposed rule here by Friday, 9/13 and APHL will incorporate collective comments into our response. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Original Message:
Sent: 09-06-2024 01:49 PM
From: Sean Hannigan
Subject: Are you ready for HTI-2? Register for the Educational Session: Sept. 5th 2024
If you missed it, no sweat! Check out the HTI-2 presentations and full recording attached.
Reminder: APHL is seeking feedback directly from public health laboratories to incorporate into our comments--please visit the form here to respond to questions and share your insights by September 13, 2024..
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Sean Hannigan
Specialist, Informatics
sean.hannigan@aphl.org
(240) 485-2747
Original Message:
Sent: 08-30-2024 09:00 AM
From: Sean Hannigan
Subject: Are you ready for HTI-2? Register for the Educational Session: Sept. 5th 2024
Hello Informatics Community!
Join APHL for an overview on the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) rule HTI-2 and its implications for public health. Craig Newman from Altarum will join us to give an overview of the public health implications of HTI-2 to our membership and provide some context around the proposed rules and HIT certification.
Register here: https://aphl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqcOmrqTkoGdHcnuwjbqT7r9P2mTDmK7nX
View the full agenda: https://www.aphl.org/programs/informatics/Documents/Meeting%20Agenda%20-%20HTI-2%20Proposed%20Rule%20and%20Its%20Impact%20on%20Public%20Health%20Laboratories3.docx?Web=1
ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule | HealthIT.gov implements provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act and reflects ONC's focused efforts to advance interoperability and improve information sharing among patients, providers, payers, and public health authorities.
Key aspects include:
- Two sets of new certification criteria, designed to enable health IT for public health as well as health IT for payers to be certified under the ONC Health IT Certification Program. Both sets of certification criteria focus heavily on standards-based application programming interfaces to improve end-to-end interoperability between data exchange partners (health care providers to public health and to payers, respectively).
- Technology and standards updates that build on the HTI-1 final rule, ranging from the capability to exchange clinical images (e.g., X-rays) to the addition of multi-factor authentication support.
- Requiring the adoption of United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) version 4 by January 1, 2028.
- Adjustments to certain "exceptions" to the information blocking regulations to cover additional practices that have recently been identified by the regulated community, including a new "Protecting Care Access" exception, which would cover practices an actor takes in certain circumstances to reduce its risk of legal exposure stemming from sharing information.
- Establishing certain Trusted Exchange Framework and Common AgreementTM (TEFCATM) governance rules, which include requirements that implement section 4003 of the 21st Century Cures Act.
The proposed rule is available for public comment until October 4, 2024.
APHL is seeking feedback directly from public health laboratories to incorporate into our comments--please visit the form here to respond to questions and share your insights by Sept 28th 2024.
Reach out if you have any questions and be sure to join in on the discussion!
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Sean Hannigan
Specialist, Informatics
sean.hannigan@aphl.org
(240) 485-2747
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