Discuss any issues concerning use of these standards.

Visit the ONC website at HealthIT.gov. Identify the current efforts of the ONC to promote adoption of health care IT standards for interoperability. What impact do you believe these initiatives will have? Why?

Visit a hospital IT department and speak with a clinical analyst or other person who works with clinical applications. Investigate the standards that the hospital’s applications use. Discuss any issues concerning use of these standards.