Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Issues Newsletter
ONC Weekly Newsletter
Now Available: ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable Slides and Recording |
| Thank you to all who attended the ONC Health IT Certification Program Developer Roundtable on July 1, 2026. The PowerPoint presentation as well as a recording of the roundtable are now available on ONC Events. |
ONC’s 2026 Approved SVAP Standards |
| The 2026 Approved SVAP Standards were announced on June 30, 2026, and will become available for use in the Certification Program on August 29, 2026. For more information on the newly approved SVAP standards, please visit the SVAP webpage, fact sheet and blog. |
ONC at the July 2026 CMS HL7® FHIR Connectathon |
| The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is excited to support and participate in the 7th Annual CMS HL7® FHIR Connectathon, taking place tomorrow, July 14–16, 2026. This free, virtual event brings together interoperability leaders, implementers, and innovators for three days of hands-on testing, collaboration, and real world FHIR implementation. In support of ONC’s continued commitment to advancing high quality, standards-based data exchange, ONC will be actively engaged throughout the Connectathon—including supporting implementer testing of electronic prior authorization workflows and a featured session focused on strengthening quality measurement interoperability. Register for the free CMS Connectathon |
US Quality Core Implementation Guide v0.5.0 is here! |
| Building on the work first introduced at the HL7® FHIR® US Realm Connectathon in March, ONC is excited to announce the release of the 2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide (IG) v0.5.0 — the initial version of the U.S. Quality Core FHIR IG. The IG builds on US Core and aligns with existing HL7 quality standards to implement USCDI+ Quality data elements for standardized quality data exchange. The companion US Quality Core Inferno Test Kit is available on GitHub for local use and will be deployed on the Inferno test kits page in the coming weeks to support validating conformance to the IG. A recorded demonstration of the IG and test kit will also be made available. |
ONC Health IT Certification Program Resources |
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