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- CAP Asked ONC to Align with CLIA Reporting Requirements to Avoid Duplication
The CAP is engaging with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), tasked with promoting the use of the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information. To do this, the ONC created the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) standard, which it adopted as a standard as part of the ONC’s implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act. In addition, the USCDI standard defines how health care data must be formatted to be exchanged electronically nationwide. The USCDI standard enables the same health care data to be understood across different institutions. The CAP asked the ONC how the USCDI standard could achieve its goal without overburdening pathologists and laboratories.
In the September 30 comment letter, the CAP urged the ONC to align the USCDI with the testing reporting requirements in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). Specifically, the CAP stated that CLIA requirements are required for clinical laboratories. Those elements will consequently achieve the USCDI’s goal of developing a foundation for the nationwide electronic sharing and reporting of laboratory information to support patient care. Moreover, aligning the USCDI with CLIA requirements will avoid contradictory or duplicative reporting requirements for pathologists and laboratories.