New Children's Electronic Health Record Format Announced
A new database developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality with support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
can help software developers create better Electronic Health Records
(EHRs) for the care of children. The children’s EHR format establishes a
blueprint for EHRs to better meet the needs of health care providers
and pediatric patients by combining best-practices in clinical care,
information technology, and insights from experts in children’s health.
Since few EHRs have been created with children’s needs in mind, gaps in
functionality, data elements and other areas tend to occur. The format
guides EHR developers in understanding the requirements for
functionality, data standards, usability and interoperability of an EHR
system to more optimally support the provision of health care to
children – especially those enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The format is readily accessible and
adoptable by EHR developers for use during product development or
enhancement.
In addition to providing guidance to developers,
the format can provide guidance for EHR system purchasers and policy
makers. For example, policy makers and purchasers can use the
requirements when assessing functionality of EHRs. For more information
or to access the format, select:
http://healthit.ahrq.gov/childehrFormat.
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