Request for Proposal

The Social Security Administration disability program will process almost three million disability applications this year alone. To process these applications, Social Security makes more than 15 million patient-authorized requests for medical information from health care providers. Social Security intends to leverage Health Information Technology (Health IT) to improve the speed and quality of the disability determination process by automating both the authorized request and receipt of data. Social Security issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to contract with healthcare providers to participate with Social Security in the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). This will allow medical providers the capability to receive a standardized electronic request for medical records and then be able to automatically respond to Social Security requests with structured medical information. The RFP’s detailed project description can be accessed on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov.

The Statement of Work included in the RFP, references the following resources may assist you in understanding and completing the proposal.

Fact Sheet

ARRA Funding for Social Security's Health Information Technology Initiatives

(also available as .pdf)

Resources

Statement of Work reference

Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology Resources

For a list of certified Electronic Health Records applications see http://www.cchit.org/ [Disclaimer]

Section 3.2

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Resources

For ONC governance policies see http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN

Section 4.1.6

For Connect Gateway software see www.connectopensource.org [Disclaimer]

Sections 4.3.1 and 4.3.2

For NHIN Specifications and Use Cases

http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN;
NHIN Transactions http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN (Look for "Interface Specifications" under "Resources"); and
Authorized Release of Information to a Trusted Entity http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN (Look for "Use Case Requirements and Specifications" under "Resources")

Sections 4.3.2; 4.3.3; 4.3.4; and 4.3.7

ONC Interoperability Testing Tool (if available) http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN (Look for the availability of the tool under "Health IT Tools")

Section 4.3.5

ONC Digital Certification Standards (if available)
http://healthit.hhs.gov/NHIN

Section 4.3.6

National Institute of Standards and Technology Resources

For the NIST Testing Suite see http://xreg2.nist.gov/cda-validation/#validation.html

Section 4.3.4

Other Resources

Health Level 7 http://www.hl7.org/ [Disclaimer]

Section 4.1.1

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) http://www.ihe.net/ [Disclaimer]

Section 4.1.2


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