{
  "signal_id": "SIG-2026-014",
  "observed_date": "2026-06-30",
  "category": "Interoperability Standards",
  "title": "ASTP/ONC approves USCDI v6 through the 2026 SVAP process",
  "what_changed": "ASTP/ONC announced 2026-approved SVAP standards including USCDI v6, expanding the standardized data available for exchange across health IT systems.",
  "why_it_matters": "AI, longitudinal health intelligence, digital health, and preventive-care applications depend on consistent access to richer standardized data; standards expansion can directly change what products can ingest and operationalize.",
  "affected_actors": [
    "ASTP/ONC",
    "health IT developers",
    "EHRs",
    "payers",
    "providers",
    "app developers"
  ],
  "decision_implication": "Update data-readiness requirements in P4L's Adoption Diagnostic and monitor which data classes become practically available through certified systems and aligned networks.",
  "status": "Approved standard",
  "evidence_class": "E5 — official ASTP/ONC source",
  "impact": 4,
  "immediacy": 4,
  "relevance": 5,
  "novelty": 4,
  "adoption_leverage": 5,
  "priority_score": 89,
  "sources": [
    "https://healthit.gov/blog/standards/advancements-in-health-it-oncs-2026-approved-svap-standards/"
  ],
  "public_slug": "/signal/2026-06-30-uscdi-v6/",
  "watch_conditions": [
    "Implementation timelines",
    "certification adoption",
    "API support",
    "data-quality gaps."
  ],
  "last_verified": "2026-08-08",
  "version": "1.0"
}