See how dbSNP improves data quality at ASHG 2018 | NCBI Insights

See how dbSNP improves data quality at ASHG 2018 | NCBI Insights

See how dbSNP improves data quality at ASHG 2018

10/03/2018 12:58 PM EDT

NCBI staff will share knowledge on various topics at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference this month  in San Diego. Here, on NCBI Insights, we feature some preliminary details for one of NCBI’s dbSNP posters. You can visit … Continue reading →

NLM Names Dr. Clem McDonald First Chief Health Data Standards Officer

10/03/2018 11:23 AM EDT

NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, has announced the appointment of Clem McDonald, MD, to the newly created position of Chief Health Data Standards Officer for the National Library of Medicine. Dr. McDonald’s appointment will be effective November 1, 2018.

NLM Funds Study to Forecast Long-Term Costs of Data

10/03/2018 11:23 AM EDT

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has teamed up with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a study on forecasting the long-term costs for preserving, archiving, and promoting access to biomedical data.

NLM VSAC Publishes an Addendum Update to the Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Value Sets for 2019 Reporting

10/03/2018 09:37 AM EDT

On September 17, 2018, The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Value Set Authority Center (VSAC), in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), published an addendum to the eCQM annual update specifications originally published in May 2018.  This addendum updates eCQM value sets for the 2019 reporting period for Eligible Hospitals (EHs) and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and the performance period for Eligible Professionals (EPs) and Eligible Clinicians.