The ONC’s Federal Advisory Committee’s Information Exchange Work Group (IEWG), investigating barriers to nationwide HIE adoption, is seeking input on creating provider directories that would facilitate EHR interoperability.  With hearings scheduled on Capitol Hill in less than 2 weeks, the IEWG’s blog page has posted an explanation and series of questions to solicit comments about the creation of two categories of proposed directories: routing and yellow pages. Routing directories would enable secure and accurate distribution of EHR’s. Yellow Pages directories would provide “a broader set of information” on accessible healthcare resources. The comments sought deal with four categories: Business Requirement: Clinicians; Business Requirements: Health Plans, Public Health and Others; State/Regional Framing; and Technical Requirements.

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