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In the latter part of 2015, ONC, in collaboration with the Federal Health Architecture (FHA), began planning for a Provider Directory Workshop to begin to address the call to action in the Interoperability Roadmap and to advance the nation’s provider directory efforts. The Workshop was held on April 5-6, 2016, in McLean, VA. The two-day meeting was attended in person by approximately 90 key leaders in provider directory development, with another 90 or so attending remotely via web meeting and telephone.

Purpose of the Provider Directory Workshop

The purpose of the Provider Directory Workshop was to convene public and private stakeholders to review past and current challenges, share success stories, and generate new ideas around provider directory standards and solutions. The intended audience was health IT developers with an interest in provider directory standards and implementation, and organizations and vendors that are developing or implementing provider directory solutions.

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The Workshop approached provider directories from the point of view of interoperability, data quality, existing and evolving standards, and other technical considerations. While technical solutions alone are insufficient for successful implementation, the Workshop considered non-technical issues, such as governance or sustainability, as appropriate without concentrating on these topics.

Scope of this Report

This Report summarizes some of the key findings of the Provider Directory Workshop. In the coming weeks, it will also include potential next steps to further advance provider directories and a plan that begins to implement those next steps.