By Nolan Kelly – There is a well-known Chinese Proverb that says “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” In January 2024, CMS published the 0057 Final Rule. That was the best time for health plans to get serious about interoperability.
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Our annual predictions for 2026 continue with interoperability. Throughout the next few weeks we will be asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check back as we cover AI in healthcare, Life Sciences, patient experience. Value-Based Care, and the business of healthcare.
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 industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
By Laura Young – If you’ve been in any interoperability conversation lately, you’ve probably heard the term Health Data Utility (HDU). It’s the new favorite acronym in health data circles, often paired with big promises about uniting systems, transforming care, and finally solving that persistently elusive data-sharing problem.
WEDI is conducting this follow up survey on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F), and they need your help!
By Tony Schueth – The CMS pledge is big on vision but light on details about execution. That’s not unusual. Pledges are intended to inspire and drive change and innovation, but they do not provide a step-by-step playbook for achieving a goal.
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 industry interoperability news, TEFCA, HIE networks, job openings and vendor contracts.
NOW on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Steven Lane, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer of Health Gorilla and one of the most respected voices in interoperability.
Thanks to years of American Medical Association advocacy, physician practices will soon benefit from long-overdue federal reforms that make sharing patient data faster, easier, and more complete—without extra logins, endless clicking, or expensive add-ons.