National Survey on Health Information Exchange in Clinical Laboratories

National Survey on Health Information Exchange in Clinical Laboratories ONC is conducting the National Survey on Health Information Exchange in Clinical Laboratories to provide policymakers with a comprehensive understanding of electronic laboratory information exchange capacity and activity among clinical laboratories across the nation. The survey includes information on laboratory information exchange, including the volume of test results sent electronically, adoption of standards, current information systems used, and barriers and facilitators for exchange. ONC will use these survey findings to monitor progress regarding electronic laboratory exchange and to inform policies that promote the exchange of structured test results among laboratories and ordering providers. ONC and their partner NORC, is administering the survey through May to a random sample of approximately 12,000 hospital and independent laboratories. For more information or to find out if your laboratory has been selected to participate, please email labsurvey@norc.org or call the toll free number: 1-800-975-2754. Survey results will be published this summer to www.healthIT.gov. Please encourage your laboratory partners to participate!