RFI on Assessing Interoperability under MACRA
On April 8, 2016 the ONC issued a Request for Information – Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Medicare Access and CHIP…
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Change in Paradigm: Sharing Healthcare Information Outside the Hospital Walls
By Mark Schneider – According to a survey by Hospital and Health Networks magazine, only 39% of respondents integrate clinical data so it is accessible, searchable, and reportable across the care community. That’s up from 33% in 2014 but far short of the type of connectivity needed to ensure quality patient outcomes.
What We Mean When We Talk About EvGen Part II
By Rachel E. Sherman MD, MPH, & Robert M. Califf MD – Earlier, we discussed a pair of concepts – interoperability and connectivity – that are essential prerequisites for the creation of a successful national system for evidence generation. We take a look at how we would apply these constructs as we go about building such a system.
$1.5 Million in Funding Opportunities to Advance Common Health Data Standards
By Tracy Okubo & Caroline Coy – ONC announcing two new funding opportunities at the 2016 Health Datapalooza, totaling $1.5 million, the High Impact Pilots and Standards Exploration Awards. Attend their information sessions about the HIP and SEA awards on May 23rd and May 26th.
The Value of Interoperability: We’ve Come a Long Way
By Lorelle Lapstra – I’ve worked in medical imaging for over 25 years and in that time I’ve seen the industry take amazing strides forward on the road to better patient care. When I compare today’s technology stack, the clinical breakthroughs, image quality and support for interoperability to where they were when I first began my career, it’s remarkable how far we’ve come.
What We Mean When We Talk About EvGen Part I
By Rachel E. Sherman MD, MPH, & Robert M. Califf MD – Across the clinical research enterprise, there is a growing awareness of serious shortfalls in the current paradigm of generating the scientific evidence that supports medical product evaluation and clinical care decisions and the need to modernize methods and expectations surrounding this evidence base.
Assessing Interoperability for MACRA
By Dr. Larry Garber response to the HHS request for an assessment of interoperability needed to support MACRA. I am writing as a practicing physician, an implementer of EHRs, a designer/developer/director of EHRs and health information exchanges (HIEs), and a participant in standards development processes.
Consumer Access to Data is Critical Next Step in the Future of Interoperable Health IT
NATE, DirectTrust and EHNAC, all organizations with a focus on the success of Direct secure messaging, have joined together to talk about interoperability in healthcare at the 13th Annual World Health Care Congress.
6 Clinical Impacts of Model Driven Health Tools
By Brian Book – Interoperability of health records is certainly the buzz these days. Although there are a number of consortiums, including EHR vendors and provider organizations, diligently trying to solve this problem, there are few implemented models that achieve the goal pragmatically.