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ONC Expands Health Equity Data Initiative to Standardize Patient Addresses

August 10, 2022 - The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced that it will incorporate recommendations from the HHS Equity Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) into the next iteration of its Project US@ initiative. Project US@ follows a health-equity-by-design framework, which means that it is focused on improvements in...

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New ONC Challenge Promotes Big Data Analytics Development

by Jessica Kent

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has launched the Synthetic Health Data Challenge, an effort to encourage the development of big data analytics tools using...

ONC Enters Next Phase of Genomic Data Sharing Pilot Project

by Jessica Kent

ONC is currently recruiting additional demonstration sites for phase four of its Sync for Genes pilot project, an effort to standardize and improve genomic data sharing between laboratories, providers,...

Population Health App May Facilitate Large-Scale Data Sharing

by Jessica Kent

A population health app may allow payers to access permitted data and metrics on covered populations, potentially creating a foundation for pay-for-performance and assessment of value-based care. In a...

ONC Project Aims to Facilitate Real-World Data Access, Exchange

by Jessica Kent

ONC recently released results from its Coordinated Registry Network for Women’s Health Technology project, a joint effort with the FDA and NIH to facilitate real-world data access and...

Genomic Data Integration Requires Education, Security Standards

by Jessica Kent

Genomic data integration at the point of care will require education around implementation and decision-making, as well as industry-wide privacy and security standards, according to an ONC report. The...

ONC Projects Aim to Standardize SDOH Data for Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is working to standardize the collection of social determinants of health data to help advance precision medicine and inform new treatments. Information...

ONC Aims to Advance Machine Learning in Kidney Disease Research

by Jessica Kent

ONC is collaborating with NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence to patient-centered outcomes...

ONC: Data Standards, Security Key to Precision Medicine Success

by Jessica Kent

ONC is working to advance precision medicine research by supporting projects that improve health data standards, adopting policies that support data security and privacy, and promoting data sharing...

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