1) Last week our WG discussed the draft Vulnerable Population use case, a document submitted days earlier to ONC-CMS discussing the CURES Act on a panel hosted by CARIN Alliance. Noreen provided edits and some questions for review today.
Noreen, Tom, Jeff and Jim approved submitting it directly to ONC-CMS later this week along with our Public Health Centers document but we need full WG approval. Bev, Mary and Sal to provide input. https://wiki.idesg.org/wiki/index.php/Public_Health_Centers
2) Next Monday, June 1st, HHS-ONC will be hosting an Identity and patient matching workshop that will address Vulnerable Populations.
Tom sent to the group today the elevated interest alert regarding 'identifiers' that also links to this VP community.
Discussed FIRE WG Digital strategy and required funding.
Opportunities identified per Tom Jones
1. Track vulnerable populations for a) patient matching a.1) Lifesaving efforts within healthcare a.2) Medications and opioid tracking b) Improved tracking for aftercare b.1) reduce use of ER for chronic conditions b.2) improve patient outcomes. 2. cell phone evolution - NIST is interested in how 5g will be advantaged for citizens 3. Trust registry for certified app developers (required by ONC 5/1 pub) 4. Rules for certifying app developers (questions the auditors ask)