Government/Public-Private Collaborative Websites 

• HIT Implementation Testing and Support website for NHIN. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – added July 2007
  This website provides information about the key initiatives that serve as the foundation for the nationwide health IT infrastructure. It provides an overview of the HITSP Interoperability Specifications and the standards that they reference; and provides access to the test resources that are available to support their implementations. On this website, you will also find links to additional information about CCHIT, HITSP, our test approach, and how you can contribute to the on-going expansion of this website as a testing partner.
• American Health Information Community (AHIC) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
• AHIC Quality Workgroup
  Includes materials on quality measures and EHRs.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Resource Center for Health Information Technology Knowledge Library
  Contains more than 6,000 resources related to health information exchange in areas such as electronic health records, e-prescribing, telemedicine, and health information exchange. AHIMA is a partner in this effort.
• The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
  Information on public-private HIE initiatives coordinated through the Department of Health and Human Services.

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