By Steven Posnack – It wasn’t always so, but today we have technology available to exchange health information anywhere there’s an internet connection. What’s slowing us from doing so at nationwide scale is trust. The frictions are human and institutional. They cannot be addressed exclusively with technology.
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By Steven Posnack and Sean Fry – Individuals seeking government benefits such as Social Security Disability Insurance spend a lot of time waiting. In particular, the Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates it takes over 200 days for an initial disability claim to be processed.
By Chelsea Richwine and Wes Barker – New data is now available for public use that helps inform the history and current state of the certified health IT market. We explore that in this blog post, which is part of our new Digital Dividends blog series.
By Sara Armson, Molly Prieto, & Steven Posnack – The report explores data standards adoption and impact at each step of the laboratory workflow, from ordering through sharing the results with patients, providers, public health agencies, and more.
By Catherine Strawley & Jordan Everson – What’s in a number? A lot, it turns out, especially when it comes to measuring interoperability progress. For well over a decade, we have collaborated with federal and private sector partners on interoperability-related surveys to answer a big picture question: “how are we doing?”
By Steven Posnack & Jawanna Henry – We are pleased to announce that the beta version of an interactive, searchable map for TEFCATM participation is now available. The map released recently is another example of our commitment to transparency.
By Tom Keane & Steven Posnack – ASTP/ONC released a final rule enabling the use of certified EHRs to submit prior authorizations, select drugs consistent with a patient’s insurance coverage, and exchange electronic prescription information with pharmacies and insurance plans.
By Jordan Everson & Brett Andriesen – The Direct Project created Direct Secure Messaging, a simple, secure, scalable, and standards-based method to send health information between partners and to provide a straightforward pathway to acquire unique provider and organizational addresses to engage in exchange that resembles secure email.
By Chelsea Richwine – In 2024, more patients than ever before accessed their medical records online through web browsers and apps to manage their health – here’s why that matters.