ONC Health IT Curriculum Resources for Educators Component 9: Networking and Health Information Exchange

Component 9; Networking and Health Information Exchange

Component Description:

In-depth analysis of data mobility including the hardware infrastructure (wires, wireless, and devices supporting them), the ISO stack, standards, Internet protocols, federations and grids, and nationwide approaches to health information exchange.

Component Objectives:  

At the completion of this component, the student will be able to:

  1. Explain the functions of all layers of the ISO OSI models, including how they are interconnected and supported.
  2. Recommend components of networking hardware that meet standards and support information exchange.
  3. Analyze standards associated with the EHR functional model, the PHR functional model, and the family of profiles associated with specific domain functional requirements
  4. Explain the process and value of EHR certification.
  5. Describe data standards required for the interoperable exchange of health care data, including terminology, data elements, document standards, imaging standards, and medical device standards.
  6. Describe components of health IT standards for health information exchange used by various stakeholders.
  7. Examine additional standards related to shared and effective use of data, including clinical decision support.
  8. Describe enterprise architecture models, including centralization vs federation and grids, service oriented architectures, and local implementations with respect to systems from single units to organizations, regions, states, and nationwide.
  9. Incorporate professional and regulatory standards related to privacy, confidentiality, and security when implementing and maintaining networks and health information exchange systems.

Component Authors

Component Originally Developed by:

Assigned Institution:

Duke University

Team Lead(s):

W. Ed Hammond, Ph.D., Duke University

Michele Parrish, Durham Technical Community College

Primary Contributing Authors:

W. Ed Hammond, Ph.D., Duke University

Michele Parrish, Durham Technical Community College

Lecture Narration

Raland Technologies LLC

David Flass – Project Manager

http://www.raland.com

Team Members:

Harry Bulbrook, Program Director/Instructor, Durham Technical Community College

Charlene West, Assistant Dean/Department Head; Durham Technical Community College

Component Updated by:

Assigned Institution:

Normandale Community College

Team Lead(s):

Sunny Ainley, BA, BBA, Normandale Community College

Primary Contributing Authors:

Joe Wivoda, MS, CHTS-IM, National Rural Health Resource Center

Lecture Narration

Voiceover Talent

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Sound Engineer

Name, Institution/Company (if applicable)

Website

Team Members: [listed alphabetically]

Sunny Ainley, BA, BBA, Principal Investigator, Associate Dean, Normandale Community College

Tracy Mastel, Project Manager, Program Director, Normandale Community College

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