HITSP's Next Priorities

Today I led a HITSP Board meeting and we discussed the work being done in collaboration with the HIT Standards Committee. On September 15, the HIT Standards Committee and its workgroups will release the finished 3 matrices documenting the chosen standards for Clinical Operations, Clinical Quality and Security/Privacy including certification criteria and implementation guidance.

There are very few standards gaps for 2011, but there is work ahead for 2013 and 2015 standards, including ensuring all the necessary content standards and vocabularies are ready for ordering labs, reporting summary quality measures, and representing consumer preferences for care and consent.

The HITSP work ahead is focused on 3 waves as outlined in this Powerpoint Presentation.

Wave 1

Quality Measures

Common Data Transport

Newborn Screening

Consumer Preferences

Clinical Research

General Lab Orders

Medication Gaps

Prior-Authorization

Wave 2

Clinical Encounter Notes

Common Device Connectivity

Long Term Care

Maternal and Child Health

Medical Home: Co-Morbidity & Registries

Order Sets

Scheduling

Wave 3

Consumer Adverse Event Reporting

HITSP is funded through the end of January and hopefully ONC will issue an RFP for additional standards harmonization work. I believe that ongoing HITSP activities are necessary to

- Ensure standards are harmonized to support clinical research

- Help triage requests for the commissioning of new standards which will be needed to support meaningful use

- Provide implementation guidance for standards required as part of certification

- Continue to serve as the convener for all the standards development organizations and profile enforcement organizations

On September 15, I'll post the latest HIT Standards Committee deliverables which incorporate all HITSP tiger team implementation guidance. I think you'll be impressed.