ONC releases long-awaited interoperability roadmap

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has unveiled its highly-anticipated roadmap for interoperability, reports Clinical Innovation + Technology

The 166-page roadmap, “Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap Version 1.0.,” builds on the June 2014 vision paper that outlines ONC's 10-year vision for an interoperable health IT infrastructure. It culminates from months of discussions with hundreds of stakeholders, as well as ONC advisory group feedback, listening sessions and an online forum, according to the story.

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