The Office of the National Coordinator will begin testing clinical information exchanges between healthcare providers using NHIN Direct by late December or early January, according to a Government Healthcare IT report.
NHIN Direct is a set of tools and services that allows healthcare providers to share secured messages, including patient referrals and care summaries, in one-to-one "push" exchanges. This capability will help physicians and small practices conduct the kind of exchanges required in the first stage of meaningful use. Healthcare organizations are already planning to test them in seven pilots across the country.
So far, approximately 200 participants from 60 organizations, including IT firms, public and private organizations and state health departments, have collaborated online to help develop the NHIN Direct tools and services.
Read the Government Healthcare IT report about NHIN Direct.
Read other coverage about the Nationwide Health Information Network.
- New Government Health IT Panel to Set Road Rules for Nationwide Health Information Network
- Office of the National Coordinator to Set Up Governance Rules for Nationwide Health Information Network
NHIN Direct is a set of tools and services that allows healthcare providers to share secured messages, including patient referrals and care summaries, in one-to-one "push" exchanges. This capability will help physicians and small practices conduct the kind of exchanges required in the first stage of meaningful use. Healthcare organizations are already planning to test them in seven pilots across the country.
So far, approximately 200 participants from 60 organizations, including IT firms, public and private organizations and state health departments, have collaborated online to help develop the NHIN Direct tools and services.
Read the Government Healthcare IT report about NHIN Direct.
Read other coverage about the Nationwide Health Information Network.
- New Government Health IT Panel to Set Road Rules for Nationwide Health Information Network
- Office of the National Coordinator to Set Up Governance Rules for Nationwide Health Information Network