How Digitization of Patient Access Empowered Patients
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.
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TEFCA Priorities and Plans for the Remainder of 2025
By Steven Posnack – As we roll into the second half of 2025, we wanted to state our TEFCA™ priorities and plans for the remainder of the year.
Advancements in Health IT: ASTP/ONC’s Approved SVAP Standards for 2025
By Shawn Spurlock and Liz Turi – As part of ASTP/ONC’s annual Standards Version Advancement Process, the Approved Standards for 2025 are now available. SVAP is designed to support industry interoperability needs and enable the use of newer standards in the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Certification Program).
Coordinating Efforts with CMS
By Dustin Charles & Alex Mugge – This post explores how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the largest payer in health care, is at the forefront of how health IT directly impacts health care providers and the care they deliver.
2024 HITAC Highlights + Previewing 2025
By Seth Pazinski & Whitney Weber – The HITAC provides valuable insights to the assistant secretary for technology policy that can inform ASTP’s policies and programs. HITAC members represent a broad swath of the healthcare industry and as such, offer a range of health IT perspectives and expertise.
Passing the Baton
By Micky Tripathi – At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2021, I became the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). At 12:00 noon on January 20, 2025, I will leave my role as the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of HHS.
Advancing Cancer Care through FHIR-Based Reporting: Updates from USCDI+ Cancer
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – Recognizing the importance of seamless data exchange in oncology, six health IT vendors have committed to supporting USCDI+ Cancer data elements (two more organizations pledged to promote cancer-related activities in their work), marking a significant step toward a more interoperable and standardized healthcare system.
National Survey Reveals New Insights on Health Information Organizations
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – Health information exchange organizations (HIOs) are networks that enable the electronic exchange of health information across participating health care providers, public health agencies, payers, and other entities.
App Registration, Delay No More
By Avinash Shanbhag – In this post we outline specific compliance areas associated with API registration that require developers’ attention to support an API user’s ability to utilize a third-party application to access EHI without special effort.