HIN/HIE-related Governmental Guidance and Resources 

• "NIST 800-66 Revisions 1: An Introductory Resources Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule." Matthew Scholl, Kevin Stine, Joan Hash, Pauline Bowen, Arnold Johnson, Carla Dancy Smith, and Daniel I. Steinberg, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, October 2008.
• Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
• The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Electronic Health Information Exchange in a Networked Environment, Office for Civil Rights,  December 2008.
• "American Health Information Community (AHIC) Successor White Paper." AHIC, August 6, 2007.
  Also available (with background) at www.hhs.gov/healthit/community/background/AHICsuccessor.html.
• "Outcomes of the Privacy and Security Project." Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) Health Information Privacy and Security Collaboration (HIPSC). Published August 1, 2007.
  The HIPSC has produced several outcomes, including:
  • The Interim Assessment of Variation of Business Practices, Policies, and State Law report, a "first look" at the findings of the 34 subcontractors.
  • The Assessment of Variation and Analysis of Solutions report, a final summary of the work produced by the 34 subcontractors.
  • The Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration Toolkit, designed to provide others with tools and resources to help facilitate privacy and security when exchanging electronic health information exchange.
• 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.
• Letter from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to Secretary Leavitt (HHS) re: update to privacy laws and regulations required to accommodate NHIN data sharing practices. June 21, 2007.
  Also available at www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/070621lt2.pdf.
• “HHS Joins International Partners to Promote Electronic Health Records Standards.” News Release, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, April 26, 2007.
  The United States is one of nine charter members of the new International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO), which has acquired Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Other charter members are from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Membership is open to all countries.
• “Summary of the NHIN Prototype Architecture Contracts.” Office of National Coordinator for HIT, May 31, 2007.
  The prototype architectures describe methods to ensure privacy and security, consumer management of personal health records, and information support for clinicians who are making clinical decisions.
  Also available at www.hhs.gov/healthit/healthnetwork/resources/summary_report_on_nhin_Prototype_architectures.pdf.
• “Health Information Technology: Early Efforts Initiated but Comprehensive Privacy Approach Needed for National Strategy.” U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-07-238, February 1, 2007.
• “Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Functional Requirements Needed for the Initial Definition of a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).” National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, October 30, 2006.
• “Report on the Use of Health Information Technology to Enhance and Expand Health Care Anti-Fraud Activities.”
  Report prepared for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT by the Foundation of Research and Education of the American Health Information Management Association, Contract No. HHSP23320054100EC, September 30, 2005.
• “Automated Coding Software: Development and Use to Enhance AntiFraud Activities.”
  Report prepared for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT by the Foundation of Research and Education of the American Health Information Management Association, Contract No. HHSP23320054100EC, July 11, 2005.
• “HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy.” U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-05-628, May 2005.

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