The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology published this week a handy 69-page (!) infographic to help health IT professionals better understand the importance of using Meaningful Use-certified technology.
The interactive PDF provides information on certified techology in the following categories:
- Electronic exchange
- Clinical processes
- Care coordination
- Clinical quality measurement
- Privacy & security
- Patient engagement
- Public health
- Health IT design & performance
Electronic exchange – the category our customers and readers of this blog are most interested in – is the shortest section, listing the following methods:
- Direct Project
- Direct Project, Edge Protocol, and XDR/XDM
Click over to the HealthIT.gov web page to learn more about the certification standards. You can also learn more about Direct Project in our comprehensive post here.