ONC Launches Twin Pilots for Metadata Standards

Following an advance notice of rulemaking on metadata standards to support health information exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has announced two pilot programs to test the recommendations on these standards.

The first project, called the Query Health Initiative, will test standards for querying widely distributed databases such as those of electronic health records and community records originating in the course of patient care. The other program, the Data Segmentation Initiative, will assess standards designed to let patients block the release of sensitive healthcare information...