ONC Seeks Comments on Metadata Standards

August 11, 2011

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments on the metadata standards recommended by the HIT Standards Committee. The standards under consideration relate to patient identity metadata, provenance metadata and privacy metadata. The public comment period closes Sept. 23, 2011. Click here for complete details.