The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released a report summarizing over 500 responses totaling nearly 5,000 pages of information to the HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONCHIT) Request for Information (RFI) published November 15, 2004 seeking public comment on how to best achieve widespread interoperability of health information through a nationwide health information network (NHIN).

 The report, Summary of Nationwide Health Information Network Request for Information Responses, is a compilation of the RFI responses. This report is an illustrative summary of the RFI responses and does not attempt to analyze or discuss the relative merits of the responses nor is it exhaustive in its review. Below are links to a press release announcing the report and the full report. “Press Release”:http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20050603.html

“Full report (hotlink)”:http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/rfisummaryreport.pdf