NHIN Direct
on March 18, 2010
With the establishment of the framework for the NHIN (National Health Information Network) and the recent announcement of the NHIN Direct Project, 2010 promises to be the year health information exchange issues in the U.S. are tackled head on.
Health information exchange may sound incredibly boring to most, but the ability to exchange health information is critically important to every patient and potential patient (i.e., everyone).
Learn More About NHIN and NHIN Direct
If you'd like to learn more about the NHIN and the NHIN Direct Project, check out the helpful presentation (PDF) by Doug Fridsma, MD, PhD, Acting Director of the Office of Interoperability and Standards at ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology). Also, check out the additional resources for the recent NHIN University course (resources include presentation, recorded webinar, and transcripts):
NHIN 102: Secure and Meaningful Exchange of Health Information over the Internet