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==Proposal==
==Proposal==
:*Need a 'Declined to specify' option for language/race/ethnicity.
:*Need a 'Declined to specify' option for language/race/ethnicity.
:*Language
:*Languages
:*ISO 639-2 alpha 3 code needs to be recorded somewhere
:*ISO 639-2 alpha 3 code needs to be recorded somewhere (place them in the lists Notes field and rename the column to 'ISO 639-2 3 letter code' for this list in the Lists GUI)
:*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)
:*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)
::*There are about 123 of them to add/modify
::*List is here: http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
:::*(the corresponding three letter codes are also in above table)


==Owner==
==Owner==

Revision as of 10:04, 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

See here: http://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/2014-edition-final-test-method

Status

Proposal

  • Need a 'Declined to specify' option for language/race/ethnicity.
  • Languages
  • ISO 639-2 alpha 3 code needs to be recorded somewhere (place them in the lists Notes field and rename the column to 'ISO 639-2 3 letter code' for this list in the Lists GUI)
  • 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)
  • (the corresponding three letter codes are also in above table)

Owner

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