The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Farzad Mostashari, announced that the "Governance Framework for Trusted Electronic Health Information Exchange" has been released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.
The framework was released to provide a common foundation for all types of governance models for HIE. According to Mr. Mostashari, entities that set health information exchange policies should look to the framework's principles as a way to align their work with national priorities.
The four key categories of principles discussed in the framework, which the ONC will follow, include:
1. Organizational principles — identifying generally applicable approaches for good self- governance.
2. Trust principles — guiding HIE governance entities on patient privacy and data management in HIE.
3. Business principles — focusing on responsible financial and operational policies for HIE governance entities, with an emphasis on transparency.
4. Technical principles — expressing priorities for the use of standards in order to support the trust and business principles, and to further interoperability.
The ONC will also consider updating the framework over time to reflect policy changes, technological advancements and market innovations.
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The framework was released to provide a common foundation for all types of governance models for HIE. According to Mr. Mostashari, entities that set health information exchange policies should look to the framework's principles as a way to align their work with national priorities.
The four key categories of principles discussed in the framework, which the ONC will follow, include:
1. Organizational principles — identifying generally applicable approaches for good self- governance.
2. Trust principles — guiding HIE governance entities on patient privacy and data management in HIE.
3. Business principles — focusing on responsible financial and operational policies for HIE governance entities, with an emphasis on transparency.
4. Technical principles — expressing priorities for the use of standards in order to support the trust and business principles, and to further interoperability.
The ONC will also consider updating the framework over time to reflect policy changes, technological advancements and market innovations.
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