When did NHIN Work Group Calls for National Electronic Physician Directory?
NHIN Work Group Calls for National Electronic Physician Directory by admin On Wednesday, members of a Health IT Policy Committee work group on the Nationwide Health Information Network called for the creation of a national electronic directory of health care providers, Government Health IT reports. Officials said such a directory could help CMS administer the federal economic stimulus package’s health IT incentive payments. The agency also could use the directory to communicate with thousands of physicians through the NHIN (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 12/16). A national provider directory would include each physician’s e-mail addresses, fax numbers and telephone numbers, officials said. The Social Security Administration is developing requirements for establishing its own provider directory, which also would include electronic health record information. Obstacles The work group members noted that several challenges might hinder the government’s ability to maintain an accurate, comp
On Wednesday, members of a Health IT Policy Committee work group on the Nationwide Health Information Network called for the creation of a national electronic directory of health care providers, Government Health IT reports. Officials said such a directory could help CMS administer the federal economic stimulus package’s health IT incentive payments. The agency also could use the directory to communicate with thousands of physicians through the NHIN (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 12/16). A national provider directory would include each physician’s e-mail addresses, fax numbers and telephone numbers, officials said. The Social Security Administration is developing requirements for establishing its own provider directory, which also would include electronic health record information. Obstacles The work group members noted that several challenges might hinder the government’s ability to maintain an accurate, complete and up-to-date directory (Lipowicz, Federal Computer Week, 12/16). For
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