Standards Subcommittee Meeting

• Convergence 2.0 Workplan Update &
  Timeline

Action Item for Consideration #1:
Update relevant HIPAA policies to allow the
adoption and use of more than one standard per
business function.

Action Item for Consideration #2:
Enable HIPAA covered entities to support multiple
versions of adopted standards for business
functions.

Action Item for Consideration #3:
Revise the standards exception process for HIPAA
covered entities who submit an application with
the required justification and business case to
automatically authorize them without waiting for
review.

Action Item for Consideration #4:
Identify options for improved integration of health
information standards, including base standards
plus standard development organization (SDO)
implementation guides, more broadly than at
present, and fostering relevant collaboration across
HHS Agencies and Offices (e.g., CMS, ONC, CDC, NIH, IHS) including State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Governments.

Action Item for Consideration #5:
Develop and publish a guidance framework with recommended definitions, metrics, templates, and pilot test procedures, including methods for reporting on standards readiness, standards costs, results of real-world testing and metrics essential for evaluation of standards, to enable better measurement, management, and understanding of standards maturity, standards implementation success, and the net value of standards.