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Health Information Technology Ontology Program (HITOP)

Semantic Interoperability Leads Transition from NHIN-AHIC Pioneering to Next Steps

Review & Recommendations for ONC-FHA

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HITOP Goals Align with NHIN Use Cases.

Accelerate Adoption of Electronic Health Records.

Ensure Security & Privacy in Biosurveillance.

Provide for Consumer-Driven Healthcare.

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Improves Efficiency Throughout Healthcare System.

Improves Accuracy of Diagnoses. Improves Timeliness of Treatment. Increases Prompt Payment by Reducing

Billing Questions.

HITOP Goals Drive Pragmatic Solutions through Semantic Interoperability that

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps

Semantic Interoperability (SI) Working Group. Tasked with Reporting on State of HIT Improvement. Tasked with Overseeing Pilot Projects Aimed at

Specific Measurable Objectives. Two Semantic Interoperability Pilot Projects.

Extend Existing Northrop Grumman NHIN SI Terminology Services Bureau.

Extend Existing SI Service-Oriented Architecture Collaboratory.

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Extend Northrop Grumman NHIN SI Component:

Terminology Services Bureau (SI TSB)

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Extend Northrop Grumman NHIN SI TSB

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Extend Northrop Grumman NHIN SI TSB

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps

Extend SI Service-Oriented Architecture Collaboratory: Web Services Registry (SI-SOA Registry) Emergency Management & Health Informatics Domains Registry of Existing & Emerging Standards Registry of Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) Registry of Product/Service Providers whose

Products/Services Implement Standards Semantic Services Interface for:

Advanced Search; Data Model Comparison; Authoritative Guidance for Implementation; Pre-Implementation Terminology Remediation; and, Paid Services such as Object Libraries for Standards

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps

Extend SI Service-Oriented SI-SOA Registry

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps

Extend SI Service-Oriented SI-SOA Registry

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps

HIT Investment as % of Total Shows Gap.

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Opportunity to Advance to Level 4 Quickly.

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Opportunity to Advance to 3rd Order Organization.

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HITOP Suggests Next Steps Opportunity to Do Both AND Save on Future

Costs!

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Improve Efficiency Throughout Healthcare System.

Improve Accuracy of Diagnoses. Improve Timeliness of Treatment. Increase Prompt Payment by Reducing

Billing Questions.

HITOP Goals Drive Pragmatic Solutions through Semantic Interoperability that

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