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HHS announced additional standards for exchanging health information
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2006-04-11 08:20
On May 6, 2004, Secretary Thompson announced additional standards for the electronic exchange of clinical health information to be adopted across the federal government.
On May 6, 2004, Secretary Thompson announced additional standards for
the electronic exchange of clinical health information to be adopted
across the federal government. These new standard include the use of
LOINC to standardize the electronic exchange of laboratory test orders
and drug label section headers .
For the complete text of the News Release, please visit the Health and
Human Services web site.
Related information can also be found at the E-Gov web site.
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