ToC+-+Preface+and+Introduction

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1.0 Preface and Introduction
To fully realize the benefits of health IT, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), as part of the Standards and Interoperability (S&I) Framework is developing Use Cases that define the interoperability requirements for high priority health care data exchange; maximize efficiency, encourage rapid learning, and protect patients’ privacy in an interoperable environment. These Use Cases address the requirements of a broad range of Communities of Interests including; patients, their significant others and family members, providers, vendors, standards organizations, public health organizations, and Federal agencies.

These Use Cases describe:
 * The operational context for the data exchange
 * The stakeholders with an interest in the Use Case
 * The information flows that must be supported by the data exchange
 * The types of data required in the data exchange

The Use Case is the foundation for identifying and specifying the standards required to support the data exchange and developing reference implementations and tools to ensure consistent and reliable adoption of the data exchange standards.

**Attachments**

 * **Name** || **Size** || **Creator** || **Creation Date** || **Comment** ||
 * [|ONC_ToC_UCR Workgroup_Preface and Introduction_v 0.1.docx] || 12 kB || Smriti Singal || Feb 14, 2011 19:28 ||  ||

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