Comment+on+the+Proposal+for+the+ONC+SI+Framework++Public+Health+Reporting+Initiative

Proposal for the ONC S&I Framework Public Health Reporting Initiative **__Dear Members of Public Health, Clinical and Health IT Vendor Communities! __** We are requesting your participation in the Public Review of the Proposal to the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to establish the ** Public Health Reporting Initiative ** under the ONC Standards & Interoperability (S&I) Framework. The //__goal__// of the proposed ** S&I Public Health Reporting Initiative ** is to harmonize the use of HIT standards and create reference implementation guides to support interoperable bi-directional communication between clinical care and public health agencies for selected information exchanges (use cases). The proposed timeline for this ** Initiative ** is //__October 2011 through December 2013,__// and will strive to produce deliverables for timely consideration of the HIT standards Committee during FY 2013. The ** S&I Public Health Reporting Initiative ** will:
 * //__focus on individual-patient reporting from EHR systems and patients/consumers to public health agencies __// (local, state and federal)
 * //__examine several reporting use cases __//that share similar business processes, data and information exchange requirements. The Initiative will then //__ select candidate use cases that can benefit from the harmonization of HIT standards and implementation guide(s). The harmonized use cases will be forwarded as reference implementations (testing__// methods, tools, //__certification__// criteria and processes) for consideration //__for Stage 3 of Meaningful Use adoption__//
 * __identify demonstration pilot partners to help test __ artifacts from this Initiative, including the //__deployment of certified HIT products__// to enable information exchange and interoperability between EHRs and public health information systems
 * develop a //__Roadmap for Public Health Reporting HIT Standardization that extends and supports the long term harmonization and alignment of public health information exchanges and systems with the recommendations and deliverables produced under this Initiative__//

We are also soliciting your suggestions for possible//** USE CASES **//that can be harmonized and delivered as candidate reference implementations under this ** Initiative. ** Please provide your comments on the ** Initiative's Charter and USE CASES **by **__ September 6, 2011 __**. Please also join the ** Initiative’s Sprint Team **to finalize the Proposal in September 2011 by attending conference calls on September 7 and September14 [Canceled] from 4-5pm ET. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Please contact Wendy Scharber at <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">wendy@phdsc.org to join the ** Initiative’s Sprint Team **.

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