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==Proposal== | ==Proposal== | ||
:*Need a 'Declined to specify' option for language/race/ethnicity. | |||
:*Language | |||
:*ISO 639-2 alpha 3 code needs to be recorded somewhere | |||
:*Include all languages that have a corresponding alpha-2 code in ISO 639-1 (note, though, that the 639-2 alpha 3 code is what is stored) | |||
==Owner== | ==Owner== | ||
Revision as of 09:03, 16 January 2013
Overview
MU Requirements
Per ONC
- Taken from ONC Final Rule
(3) Demographics. (i) Enable a user to electronically record, change, and access patient demographic data including preferred language, sex, race, ethnicity, and date of birth. (A) Enable race and ethnicity to be recorded in accordance with the standard specified in § 170.207(f) and whether a patient declines to specify race and/or ethnicity. (B) Enable preferred language to be recorded in accordance with the standard specified in § 170.207(g) and whether a patient declines to specify a preferred language.
Per ONC/NIST Final Test Methods
Status
Proposal
- Need a 'Declined to specify' option for language/race/ethnicity.
- Language
- ISO 639-2 alpha 3 code needs to be recorded somewhere
- Include all languages that have a corresponding alpha-2 code in ISO 639-1 (note, though, that the 639-2 alpha 3 code is what is stored)
