In our never ending quest for interoperability, are we any closer to our goal? This year is bringing us more talk and collaboration than we have seen but will that turn into action? Here are 5 things talking about interoperability.
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Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including an EHI Sharing Workshop this week, a new data brief showing the latest data on interoperable exchange of health information among office-based physicians in 2019, & new Approved Standards for 2022.
By Laura Breedlove – Healthcare data is a powerful tool that can reveal critical trends across multiple demographics. With more use of EHRs, data has become more readily available across health systems including lab tests, treatments, diagnoses, genetics, environment and lifestyle.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including an EHI Sharing Workshop, new funding announcement for the 2022 LEAP in Health IT NOFO, & GAO is seeking nominations for HITAC.
By Dr. Martin Lustick – In the wake of medical home certification, meaningful use, the Cures Act and the pandemic, it’s clear that virtually all of healthcare is now built on a digital foundation. EHRs are pervasive in the delivery system, and they are increasingly connected to all parts of care delivery.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including a new webinar series that brings together key stakeholders to share lessons learned, promising practices, and challenges related to exchanging SDOH data, new blog posts on improving ePAs, information blocking & more!
For the first time, CommonWell Health Alliance® hosted a connectathon with 11 of its Service Adopters to test its Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) services as it works to build the next generation of FHIR for clinical data exchange.
By David Navarro – The 21st Century Cures Act has adopted the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) standard to help further interoperability efforts and data sharing among providers and patients. We unpack the details around USCDI and look at how it is constantly changing as more data points and data classes are reviewed and added.
Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including the 2022 ONC Annual Meeting recordings are now On-Demand, the feedback period for the USCDI v3 is open until April 30th, & the SVAP comment period closes on May 1st.