Health Information Exchange
Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: The report identifies opportunities for and provides tools to support interoperable health information exchange (HIE) by long-term/post-acute care (LTPAC) providers. The report leverages federally-required electronic assessment content available in all Medicare and Medicaid NHs and HHAs, and applies Health IT standards to this assessment content to support needed improvements in quality and transitions of care envisioned in the ACA and the meaningful use of EHRs by LTPAC providers. The standards identified and applied through this contract are being used and extended in: ONC HIE grant programs, the ONC-sponsored Standards and Interoperability Initiative, CMS activities to standardize the CARE (Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation) data set, and are expected to be considered by the Health IT Policy Committee.