Interoperability is taking a step in the right direction, but providers may find themselves challenged in coming years, according to an analysis of data collected in the 2018 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired survey.
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The timing of our 3rd annual Interoperability Panel Discussion couldn’t be better, following in the wake of National Health IT Week in October. Healthcare attorney David Harlow will once again be our moderator during this 75-minute webcast. Register today!
By Brian Mack – Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule change. This rule intends to overhaul the Meaningful Use program (now known as “Promoting Interoperability”) and advance electronic health data exchange.
By Steven Posnack & Brett Andriesen – Sunscreen – check. Bathing suit – check. Towel – check. Comment on the Interoperability Standards Advisory – …? Just in time for your summer checklist, don’t forget to do your part and participate in the annual ISA comment and review period.
Lee Barrett, executive director of EHNAC and a member of both the ONC FHIR Tiger Team & HHS Cybersecurity Task Force, tackled several questions regarding the industry’s take on TEFCA to date as well as ways the healthcare ecosystem is helping improve interoperability.
By Keith Boone – Most of the interoperability problems we have today can be readily solved. All we have to do is replace the systems we already have in place with newer better technology. Does that sound like a familiar strategy?
Registration to attend ONC’s 2nd Interoperability Forum (either in person or online) is now open. The forum, August 6 – 8, 2018, will bring together federal partners, the healthcare industry, and the technology sector to learn about and share recent efforts to advance interoperability nationwide.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the agency’s first Data Element Library (DEL). The DEL is a new CMS database that supports the exchange of electronic health information.
The Healthcare Administrative Technology Association, the national association representing the practice management software industry, recently published its recommendations regarding the ONC Interoperability Roadmap.