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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Make Open Source CONNECT Software Available Free
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As reported in Federal Health Update ... HHS announced that the Federal Health Architecture is making software available to help public and private health information technology systems communicate to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), a federal initiative to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information.
The Federal Health Architecture, an E-Gov initiative led by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is making this free software, called CONNECT, and supporting documentation available at www.connectopensource.org.
The ONC has facilitated development of the NHIN, which will tie together health information exchanges, integrated delivery networks, pharmacies, government health facilities and payors, labs, providers, private payors and other stakeholders into a “network of networks.” The NHIN uses interoperability standards recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as public and private sector specifications, participation agreements and policies. To enable health information exchanges over the NHIN, the ONC is working to develop the necessary governance processes and legal framework for participation in the network.
The CONNECT software was developed with the input of more than 20 federal agencies to connect their health IT systems to the NHIN. This shared software solution can be used by each agency within its own environment. CONNECT implements the core services defined by the NHIN including standards for security to protect health information when it is exchanged with other trusted health organizations.
The agencies built CONNECT using open source components and will make it available under an open source license in order to encourage innovation and to keep costs low. CONNECT will be available to the entire health care industry, which is expected to speed NHIN adoption among health care organizations.
Read On At: http://www.fedhealthinst.org/newsletter.html
As reported in Federal Health Update ... HHS announced that the Federal Health Architecture is making software available to help public and private health information technology systems communicate to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN), a federal initiative to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information.
The Federal Health Architecture, an E-Gov initiative led by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is making this free software, called CONNECT, and supporting documentation available at www.connectopensource.org.
The ONC has facilitated development of the NHIN, which will tie together health information exchanges, integrated delivery networks, pharmacies, government health facilities and payors, labs, providers, private payors and other stakeholders into a “network of networks.” The NHIN uses interoperability standards recognized by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as public and private sector specifications, participation agreements and policies. To enable health information exchanges over the NHIN, the ONC is working to develop the necessary governance processes and legal framework for participation in the network.
The CONNECT software was developed with the input of more than 20 federal agencies to connect their health IT systems to the NHIN. This shared software solution can be used by each agency within its own environment. CONNECT implements the core services defined by the NHIN including standards for security to protect health information when it is exchanged with other trusted health organizations.
The agencies built CONNECT using open source components and will make it available under an open source license in order to encourage innovation and to keep costs low. CONNECT will be available to the entire health care industry, which is expected to speed NHIN adoption among health care organizations.
Read On At: http://www.fedhealthinst.org/newsletter.html
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