From the Caristix website: "If you've seen our HL7 Survival Guide, you know it’s chockablock full of valuable information for interoperability and HL7 projects. We’re starting a series of brief snippets and actionable tips based on learnings from the Guide.

Use these tips to get your interoperability projects up and running, educate leadership on interoperability, and sell your vision."

From the Office of Civil Rights YouTube page: "Under the HIPAA Security Rule, health care providers and their business associates are required to keep patients' health information private. Watch this video to learn how to create a plan to comply with the Security Rule to avoid fines and penalties.

Visit http://www.hhs.gov/ocr to learn more.

From the AHRQ Patient Safety Primers article on Adverse Event Reporting: "Being discharged from the hospital can be dangerous. A classic study found that nearly 20% of patients experience adverse events within 3 weeks of discharge, nearly three-quarters of which could have been prevented or ameliorated. Adverse drug events are the most common postdischarge complication, with hospital-acquired infections and procedural complications also causing considerable morbidity. More subtle discharge hazards arise from the fact that nearly 40% of patients are discharged with test results pending, and a comparable proportion are discharged with a plan to complete the diagnostic workup as an outpatient, placing patients at risk unless timely and complete follow-up is ensured. As nearly 20% of Medicare patients are rehospitalized within 30 days of discharge, minimizing post-discharge adverse events has become a priority for the US health care system."

From the ONC website: Interactive course using stories, analogies, and practical examples to highlight new vocabulary, content, transport, and services standards introduced in the Meaningful Use Stage 2. This course also introduces the concept of interoperability building blocks and utilizes stories to show concepts in practice.

The course is approximately 75 minutes in length with flexibility to take the entire course all at once or over a period of time. The four topics within this course are:

• Defining Interoperability
• Interoperability Path to Meaningful Use Stage 2
• Building Blocks of Interoperability
• The Effect of Interoperability on Categories of Care