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Lab Interoperability Workgroup Update

Lab Interoperability Workgroup Update. Lauri Scharf April 23, 2013. Laboratory Interoperability. Aka “Lab IO” A workgroup of the FIHIE Focus: Tools and knowledge for RECs to assist practices in achieving lab interoperability Current membership: about 40 (a dozen active)

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Lab Interoperability Workgroup Update

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  1. Lab Interoperability Workgroup Update Lauri Scharf April 23, 2013

  2. Laboratory Interoperability • Aka “Lab IO” • A workgroup of the FIHIE • Focus: Tools and knowledge for RECs to assist practices in achieving lab interoperability • Current membership: about 40 (a dozen active) • Meets every other Monday at 4 pm Eastern • http://hitrc-collaborative.org/confluence/display/InterHIE/Lab+Interoperability+-+Meeting+Materials

  3. Current Areas of Interest Business Barriers to Lab IO • Cost • Time to implement • Time to manage • Lack of expertise Presentation by Karen Williams, Laboratory Manager, Internal Medicine of Northern Michigan

  4. Current Areas of Interest LOINC Coding • The basics • Mapping laboratory terms • Meaningful Use Presentations by: • Kasey Poon and Pam Banning of 3M Health Information Services • Jim Tate of EMR Advocate, Inc.

  5. Current Areas of Interest Labs Over Direct • Potential alternative transport Presentation by Kristina Celentano of ONC on the Labs Over Direct Toolkit

  6. Products • Lab IO Best Practices Guide

  7. Lab IO in Vermont • Preferred Partner Program • Vendor negotiations on price • BYOI (we’re technically flexible!) • LOINC mapping program (and now SNOMED too) • HIE data repository – another wrinkle • Coming soon: reportable diseases

  8. What else should we cover? • Questions? http://hitrc-collaborative.org/confluence/display/InterHIE/Lab+Interoperability+-+Meeting+Materials

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