Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM

<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"/> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@100;300;400;500;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.0.10/css/all.css" integrity="sha384-+d0P83n9kaQMCwj8F4RJB66tzIwOKmrdb46+porD/OvrJ+37WqIM7UoBtwHO6Nlg" crossorigin="anonymous"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/home_assets/uswds/css/styles.css"> <title>Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM</title> <link rel="schema.DC" href="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" title="The Dublin Core metadata Element Set" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM" /> <meta name="DC.Publisher" content="U.S. National Library of Medicine" /> <meta name="DC.Date.Issued" content="2015-05-04" /> <meta name="DC.Date.Modified" content="2024-07-08" /> <meta name="NLMDC.Date.LastReviewed" content="2019-04-27" /> <meta name="NLM.Contact.Email" content="nlmumlscustserv@mail.nlm.nih.gov" /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="Other" /> <meta name="DC.Rights" content="Public Domain" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="eng" /> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=10; IE=9; IE=8; IE=7;" /> <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push( {'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'} );var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='//www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-MT6MLL');</script>  </head> <body>  <noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-MT6MLL" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden" title="googletagmanager"></iframe></noscript>   <a class="usa-skipnav" href="#main">Skip to main content</a> <section class="usa-banner" aria-label="Official website of the United States government"> <div class="usa-accordion"> <header class="usa-banner__header"> <div class="usa-banner__inner"> <div class="grid-col-auto"> <img class="usa-banner__header-flag" src="https://assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/img/us_flag_small.png" alt="U.S. flag"/> </div> <div class="grid-col-fill tablet:grid-col-auto"> <p class="usa-banner__header-text"> An official website of the United States government </p> <p class="usa-banner__header-action" aria-hidden="true"> Here’s how you know </p> </div> <button class="usa-accordion__button usa-banner__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="gov-banner"> <span class="usa-banner__button-text">Here’s how you know</span> </button> </div> </header> <div class="usa-banner__content usa-accordion__content" id="gov-banner"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-lg"> <div class="usa-banner__guidance tablet:grid-col-6"> <img class="usa-banner__icon usa-media-block__img" src="https://assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/img/icon-dot-gov.svg" role="img" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <p> <strong> Official websites use .gov </strong> <br /> A <strong>.gov</strong> website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. </p> </div> </div> <div class="usa-banner__guidance tablet:grid-col-6"> <img class="usa-banner__icon usa-media-block__img" src="https://assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/img/icon-https.svg" role="img" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/> <div class="usa-media-block__body"> <p> <strong> Secure .gov websites use HTTPS </strong> <br /> A <strong>lock</strong> ( <span class="icon-lock"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="52" height="64" viewBox="0 0 52 64" class="usa-banner__lock-image" role="img" aria-labelledby="banner-lock-title-default banner-lock-description-default" focusable="false"> <title id="banner-lock-title-default">Lock</title> <desc id="banner-lock-description-default">A locked padlock</desc> <path fill="#000000" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M26 0c10.493 0 19 8.507 19 19v9h3a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v28a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V32a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h3v-9C7 8.507 15.507 0 26 0zm0 8c-5.979 0-10.843 4.77-10.996 10.712L15 19v9h22v-9c0-6.075-4.925-11-11-11z"/> </svg> </span> ) or <strong>https://</strong> means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <header id="siteheader" class="usa-header usa-header--basic"> <div class="usa-nav-container tablet:padding-x-4 mobile-lg:padding-x-2 padding-y-1"> <div class="grid-row padding-y-105"> <div class="grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-4 tablet-lg:grid-col-4 tablet:grid-col-6"> <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/"> <img src="https://assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/img/NLM_White.png" alt="NLM logo" class="logo margin-top-1"> </a> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:grid-offset-4 tablet-lg:grid-col-6 tablet-lg:grid-offset-2 tablet:grid-col-6 grid-col-12"> <form class="usa-search desktop:margin-top-2 tablet:margin-top-2 mobile:margin-top-1" role="search" data-gtm-form-interact-id="0" method="get" action="//vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta" target="_self" name="searchForm" id="searchForm2"> <input class="usa-input ui-autocomplete-input" aria-label="Search" type="search" name="query" data-gtm-form-interact-field-id="0" id="search2" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Search NLM" > <input type="hidden" name="v:project" value="nlm-main-website"> <button class="usa-button border border-top border-bottom border-right border-white" role="button" aria-label="Search" type="submit"> <span class="usa-search__submit-text"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> </span> </button> </form> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="bg-secondary insertCOOP"> <div class="usa-nav-container"> <div class="usa-navbar "> <button class="usa-menu-btn">Menu</button> </div> <nav aria-label="Primary navigation" class="usa-nav"> <button class="usa-nav__close"><img src="https://assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/img/close.svg" alt="close"></button> <ul class="usa-nav__primary usa-accordion insertNav"> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item desktop-lg:margin-x-5 desktop:margin-x-3 tablet:margin-x-0"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link usa-current" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-nav-section-one"> <span>Products and Services <i class="fas fa-caret-down margin-left-05"></i> </span> </button> <ul id="basic-nav-section-one" class="usa-nav__submenu bg-secondary" hidden=""> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//eresources.nlm.nih.gov/nlm_eresources/"><span>All Products and Services</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//clinicaltrials.gov/"><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//collections.nlm.nih.gov/"><span>Digital Collections</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//catalog.nlm.nih.gov"><span>LocatorPlus Catalog</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//meshb.nlm.nih.gov/search"><span>Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//medlineplus.gov/"><span>MedlinePlus</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/"><span>PubMed/MEDLINE</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//uts.nlm.nih.gov/uts/"><span>Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item desktop-lg:margin-x-5 desktop:margin-x-3 tablet:margin-x-0"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link usa-current" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-nav-section-two"> <span> Resources for You <i class="fas fa-caret-down margin-left-05"></i></span> </button> <ul id="basic-nav-section-two" class="usa-nav__submenu bg-secondary" hidden=""> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/portals/researchers.html"><span>For Researchers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/portals/publishers.html "><span>For Publishers</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/portals/librarians.html"><span>For Librarians</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/training.html "><span>For Educators/Trainers </span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/portals/healthcare.html"><span>For Health care Professionals</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/portals/public.html "><span>For the Public</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item desktop-lg:margin-x-5 desktop:margin-x-3 tablet:margin-x-0"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link usa-current" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-nav-section-three"> <span>Explore NLM <i class="fas fa-caret-down margin-left-05"></i> </span> </button> <ul id="basic-nav-section-three" class="usa-nav__submenu bg-secondary" hidden=""> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/index.html"><span>About the Library</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/visitor.html"><span>Visit the Library</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/hmd/index.html"><span>History of Medicine</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/about/org.html"><span>NLM by Organization</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/news/newsandevents.html"><span>News, Events, and Updates</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="usa-nav__primary-item desktop-lg:margin-x-5 desktop:margin-x-3 tablet:margin-x-0"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link usa-current" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="basic-nav-section-four"> <span> Grants and Research <i class="fas fa-caret-down margin-left-05"></i> </span> </button> <ul id="basic-nav-section-four" class="usa-nav__submenu bg-secondary" hidden=""> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/ep/index.html"><span>NLM Extramural Programs</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="/research/index.html"><span>NLM Division of Intramural Research</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/"><span>National Center for Biotechnology Information</span></a> </li> <li class="usa-nav__submenu-item"> <a href="//lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/"><span>Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications</span></a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div>   <div class="grid-container"> <nav class="usa-breadcrumb usa-breadcrumb--wrap padding-top-1" aria-label="Breadcrumbs"> <ol class="usa-breadcrumb__list"> <li class="usa-breadcrumb__list-item"><a href="/index.html" class="usa-breadcrumb__link"><span>Home</span></a></li> <li class="usa-breadcrumb__list-item"><a href="/healthit/index.html" class="usa-breadcrumb__link"><span>Health IT Home</span></a></li> </ol> </nav> </div>  <main class="padding-bottom-5" id="main"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col"> <div class="h1">Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM</div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-row grid-gap-1"> <p>NLM is the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NLM works closely with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to ensure NLM efforts are aligned with the goal of the President and HHS Secretary for the nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. A <a href="NLM_HealthIT.pdf">PDF file</a> summarizing Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM is also available.</p> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6"> <div class="usa-card-group"> <div class="usa-card"> <div class="usa-card__container"> <div class="usa-card__header"> <h3>Implementation Resources</h3> </div> <div class="usa-card__media usa-card__media--inset"> <div class="usa-card__img" style = "max-width:200px; max-height:150px;"> <img src="/healthit/images/implementation.jpg" alt = "image of pencil drawing a blueprint" /> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card__body"> <p>NLM provides clinical vocabulary standards and tools that support implementation of Meaningful Use, C-CDA, and other programs.</p> <div class="usa-accordion usa-accordion--bordered"> <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="a1">Vocabulary Standards and Mappings</button></h4> <div id="a1" class="usa-accordion__content"> <ul> <li><a href = "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/licensedcontent/downloads.html" target = "_blank">Downloadable Files</a></li> <li><a href = "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/mapping_projects/index.html" target = "_blank">Mappings</a></li> <li><a href = "http://www.loinc.org" target = "_blank">LOINC</a></li> <li><a href = "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/index.html" target = "_blank">RxNorm</a></li> <li><a href = "https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/index.html" target = "_blank">SNOMED CT</a></li> <li><a href = "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls" target = "_blank">UMLS</a></li></ul> </div> <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="a2">Terminology Tools</button></h4> <div id="a2" class="usa-accordion__content"> <ul> <li><a href = "https://accessgudid.nlm.nih.gov" target = "_blank">AccessGUDID</a></li> <li><a href = "https://cde.nlm.nih.gov" target = "_blank">Common Data Element Repository</a></li> <li><a href = "https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov" target = "_blank">DailyMed</a></li> <li><a href = "https://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/ii/tools/MetaMap/run-locally/MetaMapLite.html" target = "_blank">MetaMapLite</a></li> <li><a href = "https://www.medlineplus.gov/connect/overview.html" target = "_blank">MedlinePlus Connect</a></li> <li><a href = "https://vsac.nlm.nih.gov" target = "_blank">Value Set Authority Center</a></li> <li><a href = "https://mor.nlm.nih.gov/RxMix/" target = "_blank">RxMix</a></li> <li><a href = "https://uts.nlm.nih.gov" target = "_blank">UMLS Terminology Services</a></li></ul> </div> </div>  <ul> <li><a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/user_education/learning_resources.html" target="_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">Video Learning Resources</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card"> <div class="usa-card__container"> <div class="usa-card__header"> <h3>Research and Research Resources</h3> </div> <div class="usa-card__media usa-card__media--inset"> <div class="usa-card__img" style = "max-width:200px; max-height:150px;"> <img src="/healthit/images/research.jpg" alt = "image of research network" /> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card__body"> <p>For decades, the NLM Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC) has pioneered research efforts in the areas of natural language processing, clinical vocabulary standards, and semantic interoperability.</p> <ul> <li><a href="//lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/research" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled" >Research at LHNCBC</a></li> <li><a href="//lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/publications/date" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">Recent LHNCBC Publications</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card"> <div class="usa-card__container"> <div class="usa-card__header"> <h3>NLM Partners</h3> </div> <div class="usa-card__media usa-card__media--inset"> <div class="usa-card__img" style = "max-width:200px; max-height:150px;"> <img src="/healthit/images/partners.jpg" alt = "Image of holding hands in a circle" /> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card__body"> <p>NLM partners with ONC, CMS, FDA, VA, and other government agencies to accomplish nationwide goals and activities in the area of Health IT. NLM funds LOINC development to promote greater interoperability of lab test results and patient assessment instruments. NLM is also the US Member Representative to the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation, which permits free use of SNOMED CT in the US. In addition, NLM is a voting member of HL7 and collaborates with them to ensure high levels of interoperability during the standards development process.</p> <div class="usa-accordion usa-accordion--bordered"> <h4 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button class="usa-accordion__button" type="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="a3">Federal Partners</button></h4> <div id="a3" class="usa-accordion__content"> <ul> <li><a href="//www.ahrq.gov/" target = "_blank">AHRQ</a></li> <li><a href="//www.cdc.gov/" target = "_blank">CDC</a></li> <li><a href="//www.cms.gov/" target = "_blank">CMS</a></li> <li><a href="//www.fda.gov/" target = "_blank">FDA</a></li> <li><a href="//www.hrsa.gov/" target = "_blank">HRSA</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ihs.gov/oit/" target = "_blank">IHS</a></li> <li><a href="//www.nih.gov/" target = "_blank">NIH</a></li> <li><a href="//healthit.gov/" target = "_blank">ONC</a></li> <li><a href = "https://www.samhsa.gov/" target = "_blank">SAMHSA</a></li> <li><a href="//va.gov" target = "_blank">VA</a></li></ul> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.hl7.org/index.cfm" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">HL7</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.snomed.org/" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">SNOMED International</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.regenstrief.org" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">The Regenstrief Institute</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card"> <div class="usa-card__container"> <div class="usa-card__header"> <h3>Education and Training</h3> </div> <div class="usa-card__media usa-card__media--inset"> <div class="usa-card__img" style = "max-width:200px; max-height:150px;"> <img src="/healthit/images/seminar.jpg" alt = "Image of students in a class" /> </div> </div> <div class="usa-card__body"> <p>NLM grants provide training in the areas of biomedical informatics to develop the next generation of big-thinkers in bioinformatics, NLP, and using machines to solve real-world health IT challenges.</p> <ul> <li><a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/bioinformatics.html" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">Biomedical Informatics Course</a></li> <li><a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/Grants.html#training" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">Grants and Fellowships</a></li> <li><a href="https://lhncbc.nlm.nih.gov/biomedical-informatics-training-program" target = "_blank" class="usa-button usa-button--unstyled">Biomedical Informatics Training Program</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col-6">  <div class="col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-lg-6"> <div class="usa-card mb-3" id="news"> <div class="usa-card__container"> <div class="usa-card-body news"> <div class="mb-5"><h2 class="card-title">Health IT News</h2> <a href="/rss/healthitnews.rss"><img src="/images/rss-social.png" alt="RSS Icon" style = "display:inline; max-width:16px; max-height:16px;"/></a> Subscribe to the NLM Health IT News Feed </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class=”margin-top-5”><small>Last Reviewed: April 27, 2019</small></p> </div> </main>  <footer class="usa-footer__primary-section padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 insertfooter"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3 grid-col-6"> <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/socialmedia/index.html"> <p class="text-white margin-bottom-1">Connect with NLM</p> </a> <ul class="social_media add-list-reset"> <li class="margin-right-05"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nationallibraryofmedicine"><img class="bg-secondary" src="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/images/facebook.svg" alt="Facebook"></a></li> <li class="margin-right-05"><a title="External link: please review our privacy policy." href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-library-of-medicine-nlm/"><img class="bg-secondary" src="//www.nlm.nih.gov/images/linkedin.svg" alt="LinkedIn"></a></li> <li class="margin-right-05"><a title="External link: please review our privacy policy." href="https://twitter.com/NLM_NIH"><img src="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/images/twitter.svg" class="padding-1 bg-secondary" alt="Twitter"></a></li> <li class="margin-right-05"><a title="External link: please review our privacy policy." href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NLMNIH"><img src="//www.nlm.nih.gov/images/youtube.svg" class="bg-secondary" alt="You Tube"></a></li> <li class="margin-right-05"><a title="External link: please review our privacy policy." href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNLMOCPL/subscriber/new?preferences=true"><img src="//www.nlm.nih.gov/images/mail.svg" class=" bg-secondary" alt="Government Delivery"></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3 grid-col-6"> <p class="address_footer text-white"> National Library of Medicine <br> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/8600+Rockville+Pike,+Bethesda,+MD+20894/@38.9959508,-77.101021,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7c95e25765ddb:0x19156f88b27635b8!8m2!3d38.9959508!4d-77.0988323" class="text-white"> 8600 Rockville Pike <br> Bethesda, MD 20894 </a></p> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3 grid-col-6"> <p><a href="/web_policies.html" class="text-white"> Web Policies </a><br> <a href="https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/nih-office-director/office-communications-public-liaison/freedom-information-act-office" class="text-white"> FOIA </a><br> <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/index.html" class="text-white">HHS Vulnerability Disclosure</a> </p> </div> <div class="desktop:grid-col-3 grid-col-6"> <p><a class="supportLink text-white" href="//support.nlm.nih.gov?from="> NLM Support Center </a> <br> <a href="/accessibility.html" class="text-white"> Accessibility </a><br> <a href="/careers/careers.html" class="text-white"> Careers </a></p> </div> </div> <div class="grid-row"> <div class="grid-col-12"> <p class="text-center text-white"> <a class="text-white" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/">NLM</a> | <a class="text-white" href="https://www.nih.gov/">NIH</a> | <a class="text-white" href="https://www.hhs.gov/">HHS</a> | <a class="text-white" href="https://www.usa.gov/">USA.gov</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="//assets.nlm.nih.gov/uswds/js/uswds.min.js"></script> <script src="//assets.nlm.nih.gov/jquery/jquery-latest.min.js"></script> <script src="//assets.nlm.nih.gov/jquery/jquery-migrate-latest.min.js"></script> <script src="/scripts/nlm_autocomplete.js"></script> <script src="/scripts/nlm_uswds.js"></script> <script type = "text/javascript"> document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhr.open("GET", document.location.protocol + '/rss/healthitnews.rss', true); xhr.responseType = "document"; xhr.overrideMimeType('text/xml'); xhr.onload = function() { if (xhr.status === 200) { var data = xhr.responseXML; var items = data.getElementsByTagName("item"); for (var i = 0; i < items.length && i < 6; i++) { var item = items[i]; var content = ''; content += '<div class="mb-4">'; content += '<p><b>' + item.getElementsByTagName("pubDate")[0].textContent.slice(0, -13) + '</b></p>'; content += '<h4><a href="' + item.getElementsByTagName("link")[0].textContent + '" target="_blank">' + item.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].textContent + '</a></h4>'; content += '<p>' + item.getElementsByTagName("description")[0].textContent.replace(/</g, '<').replace(/>/g, '>') + '</p></div>'; document.querySelector('div.news').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', content); } } }; xhr.send(); }); </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Health Information Technology and Health Data Standards at NLM