ONC officials describe requirements of new API, information blocking rules
The long-awaited interoperability and information blocking final rules published by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on Monday will require some big changes to the ways healthcare...
View ArticleWith info blocking rules, concerns for patient privacy, small practices
Industry healthcare organizations are taking a cautious posture toward the interoperability and information blocking final rules from ONC and CMS, still harboring concerns that the push may risk...
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Articles mentioned in this podcast: HHS publishes final regs on info blocking, interoperabilityONC officials describe requirements of new API, information blocking rulesWith info blocking rules,...
View ArticleCerner, Epic signal different takes on final rules, even as they digest details
Industry players continue to assess the recently released final federal rules on interoperability and information blocking, but many observers are anxious to hear the verdict of the nation's largest...
View ArticleWhat the info blocking compliance timeline means for providers, vendors, HIEs
With their final rules on information blocking and API-enabled patient access, officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said the agency was purposely taking a "phased in,...
View ArticleHIMSS CEO: Cancelling conference was 'heartbreaking,' but HIMSS20 Digital is...
This past week, just days before it was scheduled to begin – with a sitting president, for the first time ever, addressing its opening session – HIMSS announced the cancellation of its 2020 Global...
View ArticleCOVID-19 shows why we must prioritize public health surveillance funding
Decision SupportGovernment & PolicyHealth Information Exchange (HIE)InteroperabilityPopulation HealthAccurate outbreak data reporting depends on a robust, standards-based and interoperable...
View ArticleCMS final rule poses big hurdles for payers
Payers and health plans will face challenging deadlines for achieving information exchange under the recently released final rules on interoperability and information blocking.An organization...
View ArticleCMS offers quality reporting relief as providers battle COVID-19
As the coronavirus crisis deepens, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is extending relief for healthcare providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs, including the 1.2...
View ArticleAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center achieves Stage 6 of EMRAM and...
The hospital has a fully integrated and deployed EMR system that enables both the inpatient and outpatient facilities to operate near-paperless care.WHY IT MATTERSThe EMRAM and O-EMRAM models devised...
View ArticleGetting it right: The rise of digital health
InteroperabilityProfessor Maureen Baker, chair of the Professional Records Standards Body, writes about the organisation's work to help build a fully integrated health and care system in the UK.Maureen...
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How one statewide HIE is helping coordinate coronavirus response
Phoenix-based Health Current, Arizona's statewide health information exchange, serves more than 500 organizations: ACOs, behavioral health and community providers, emergency medical services, rural...
View ArticleHealth information technology’s national blueprint for COVID-19
InteroperabilityThe 10-year-old National Broadband Plan identified three nationwide gaps: IT adoption by healthcare providers, information utilization by them and connectivity to patients. In many...
View ArticleNew York seeks volunteers for COVID-19 tech SWAT team
New York State is launching a new effort to harness leading-edge technology expertise to fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic – and it is seeking volunteers who might want to join the effort."We...
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Technological Advancements and Trends of Interoperability in the Operating Room
Sponsor: AdvantechPrimary topic: ClinicalTopic: ClinicalInteroperabilityWorkflowResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleEpic, OCHIN launch COVID-19 app for front-line care coordination
Epic has launched a new mobile app designed for those on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic who might not have immediate access to an electronic health record.WHY IT MATTERSDesigned in...
View ArticleONC, HIMSS put focus on collaborative COVID-19 response
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT reports that its Interoperability Proving Ground, first launched in 2016, has recently become a locus of innovation for a wide variety of data...
View ArticleCOVID-19: How the coronavirus crisis will change the care model
The coronavirus pandemic has been pushing the limits of the healthcare systems in many European countries, among them, Spain, where COVID-19 is causing thousands of deaths and is requiring an...
View ArticleCOVID-19: 'A turbo-boost to advance digitisation'
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin has benefitted from having digital processes in place in order to combat the urgent requirements caused by COVID-19 according to Dr Peter Gocke, chief digital officer...
View ArticleDuplication, fragmentation hamper interoperability efforts, impact patient...
Duplicate patient records are wreaking havoc on error rates and driving up operating expenses, according to a BlackBook survey of nearly 1,400 health technology managers.WHY IT MATTERSThe study...
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