NATE, DirectTrust and EHNAC, all organizations with a focus on the success of Direct secure messaging, have joined together to talk about interoperability in healthcare at the 13th Annual World Health Care Congress.
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By Brian Book – Interoperability of health records is certainly the buzz these days. Although there are a number of consortiums, including EHR vendors and provider organizations, diligently trying to solve this problem, there are few implemented models that achieve the goal pragmatically.
By Matt Patterson MD – There is broad agreement that the U.S. healthcare system must focus on improving overall care quality and cost efficiency. The pressures imposed on the system by the Affordable Care Act make this need abundantly clear.
By Seth Pazinski & Talisha Searcy – We are asking for your input on ways to measure the progress toward a future where health information is flowing between providers and patients to support a health system that provides better care, smarter spending, and healthier people.
By Brian Mack – There is arguably no topic in health information technology that generates more industry media coverage and online chatter than Interoperability. There is no doubt that a nationally connected system for securely and seamlessly sharing electronic health data is an inevitable necessity.
By Bennett Lauber – Those that know me know that I’ve made numerous mentions of the analogies between the automotive industry and the (healthcare) software industry (see for example “Crash test dummies and the usability of HealthIT” or “What is Usability and User-centered Design?” )
By Steven Posnack – Our previously published blog post about the ONC Tech Lab explained how it would guide our approach to standards and technology and help lay the operational groundwork within ONC necessary to implement the Interoperability Roadmap, our near-term health IT strategy, and the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. We described that through the ONC Tech Lab with four focus areas.
By Karen B. DeSalvo & Steven Posnack – As a health care consumer, imagine if you were able to choose a software application to create a secure snapshot of your health information, like pictures that extend over the course of your lifetime.
By Jonathan Draper – Every day, hospitals and health systems across the country struggle with exchanging patient data between electronic health records, PACS and other health information systems. In a recent survey, for example, accountable care organizations (ACOs) cited lack of interoperability as their number one challenge to achieving improved, patient-centered care.