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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)Request for Information (RFI) on National Health Information Network (NHIN)On January 18, 2005, 5:00 PM EST, the public comment period for responding to the Request for Information (RFI) on National Health Information Network (NHIN) closed. The National Coordinator thanks everyone who submitted responses to the RFI. In the coming months, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will work with federal colleagues to review the responses and develop a public summary report. As the nation embarks on the widespread deployment of EHRs, a variety of concomitant challenges and barriers must be addressed. One of these is interoperability, or the ability to exchange patient health information among clinicians and other authorized entities in real time and under stringent security, privacy and other protections. There are many perspectives that can be brought to bear on this important topic. Health information technology organizations, healthcare providers, industry associations and other stakeholders all have important insights that will inform future deliberation. On November 15, ONCHIT released the RFI to learn how widespread interoperability of health information technologies and health information exchange could be achieved through a NHIN. The RFI is available through ONCHIT's website - [Microsoft Word Version - 60KB]. While we provide this document on our website, the document that is published in the Federal Register is the official government publication and can be found here. On December 6th, from 2:30-4:30 PM, EST, ONCHIT hosted a technical assistance conference call to answer questions regarding the RFI. Over 550 people participated in the call. An Adobe PDF version of the transcript of the call is available: If you have questions regarding the NHIN, please direct them to our office via email to onchit.request@hhs.gov or via phone at 202-690-7151. Last revised: January 28, 2005 |
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