Information for Developers & Policy Makers

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CCR and Other HIT Standards -- Information comparing various health information technology standards available, including ASTM's CCR and HL7's CSA.

Policy Statement of the American Academy of Family Physicians Regarding Electronic Health Record (EHR) Interoperability and the ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Standard -- Read the AAFP's policy regarding this standard which addresses issues related to electronic health records.

A Rebuttal to Wes Rishel’s Gartner Report ‘Two Versions of Continuity of Care Record Offer Different Approaches to Interoperability’ -- Wes Rishel from Gartner (an IT consulting firm) authored a report on the ASTM CCR and the HL7 CDA Care Record Summary. This paper authored by the ASTM group rebutts some of the facts and conclusions in that article. It is also contains a great summary of the ASTM CCR.
(27-page PDF file; About PDFs)

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The ASTM Continuity of Care Record, CCR, A Tool for Health Data Exchange -- Presentation by Drs. Kibbe and Peters about the ASTM CCR standard at the RHIO meeting of the New York City Department of Health United Hospital Fund.
(28-page PDF file; About PDFs)