e-Health

Feedback Requested on HIT Policy Committee Recommendations for Meaningful Use Stage 3

The HHS Health Information Technology Policy Committee is requesting comments and feedback from public health agencies and stakeholders on Stage 3 Meaningful Use recommendations.

Stage 3 will build upon previous Meaningful Use public health objectives, specifically on electronic laboratory reporting, immunization information systems, syndromic surveillance, and cancer registries. Additionally, providers and hospitals must report clinical quality measures to CMS or state Medicaid agencies, and the collection of patient demographic information has been expanded.

ASTHO will be submitting a comment letter to HHS. To submit comments for inclusion in the ASTHO letter, please contact Rebecca Brady by close-of-business, Monday, January 7, 2013.

The ASTHO e-Health Project addresses electronic health data, health data systems, surveillance systems, and the capacity of state and local information infrastructures to measure population health status and workforce capacity. The project is also supported by the ASTHO e-Health Policy Committee, whose members include state health officials and informatics directors.

Jim Pearsol, MEd, Chief, Public Health Performance

Jim Kirkwood, MPH, Senior Director, e-Health

Gideon Scott Gordon, PhD, Director, e-Health

Anita Samuel, MPH, Director, e-Health

Rebecca Brady, BA, Analyst, e-Health

Lindsay Strack, MPH, Analyst, e-Health