U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology published – for public comment - The Consumer Preferences Requirements Document which describes a framework for the electronic exchange among multiple stakeholders of the preferences consumers may have regarding the management of and controlling access to their information and potentially sensitive health information (SHI) utilizing standard message formats, terminologies and data sets. Further, it is intended to support current and future health information exchange activities as these concepts and associated terminologies evolve.
But, who are the consumers? Do patients make the list? YES!
- Clinicians
- Healthcare Payors
- Consumers
- HIT Vendors and Providers
- Government Agencies
- Laboratories
- Health Information Exchanges
- Patients
- Health Record Banks
- Public Health Agencies/Organizations
- Healthcare Entities
- Standards Development Organizations
But, read and comment fast … The document will be available for public feedback until
October 16, 2009.
Find the document and the feedback instructions here:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1202&PageID=16769&mode=2
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