Clark on Connecting: Clonnection Principles
By Susan Clark – For this month’s Clark on Connecting, I will be sharing a story that spans almost fifteen years of relationships to have made the most recent glorious “Clonnection.”
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How QHINs Can Relieve Inequity in Interoperability
By John Blair MD – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American healthcare system began a long-overdue reckoning with the social and racial inequities that have traditionally plagued the nation and generated significant disparities in health outcomes.
Enhancing Healthcare Interoperability
By Scott Bohon & Ashley Hain – There has been significant progress in interoperability among providers for treatment purposes, and while there is still considerable work to do, we now need to broaden our scope to also focus on payer-provider interoperability.
Sharing Health Data Update April 2024
Moving our healthcare system into the digital age, better outcomes, controlling and reducing costs, and patient access to their health data. Our monthly HIE rundown includes updates on TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
Advancing Nationwide, Trusted Health Information Networks
By Seth Pazinski, Peter Karras, & Kim Lundberg – Health IT has become integral to health care delivery and this trend has accelerated since the passage of the HITECH Act of 2009. Hundreds of thousands of physician offices, hospitals, and health systems now use ONC-certified health IT to store, process, access, exchange, and use EHI, setting the groundwork for nationwide interoperability.
CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Education Session
March 26, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET: Register and join CMS for their virtual education session on the Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule. Questions can be submitted beforehand via the registration form.
Data Usability Takes Root with Release of Validator Tool
The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health IT interoperability, in collaboration with AHIMA, unveiled a data usability validator tool for health information exchanged in the United States.
Triad of Modernizing Healthcare: genAI, Interoperability, and Advanced Operational Systems
By Jeff Robbins -These three healthcare technology concepts underscore the transformative impact of generative AI, interoperability, and advanced operational systems on enhancing the experience for healthcare professionals and patients alike.
Interoperability: The Once and Future Promise
By Jim Tate – “Interoperability.” The word rolls off the tongue as if a wedding vow. It is the Promised Land on the other side of the river. It is the field of milk and honey where we long to be. It is where the lion and the lamb live together in perfect peace. Too bad we will never get there.