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Operationalizing the HL7 FHIR Da Vinci Stack
To execute end-to-end testing across high-volume and high-priority clinical services, ONC and CMS have anchored the initiative around the HL7 FHIR Da Vinci Burden Reduction implementation guides, utilizing dedicated testing infrastructure operated by federal and private-sector partners.
The technical workflow evaluates three sequential interoperability specifications across simulated clinical encounters. First, Coverage
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HHS Welcomes VA and Defense Health to TEFCA to Unify Care for Millions of Veterans and Service Members
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Federal Data Fabric: VA and Defense Join TEFCA to Establish Unified Health Record Exchange Across Military, Veteran, and Community Care
In federal healthcare and military readiness, patient care continuity has long struggled with fragmented transitions of care. When active-duty warfighters transition from military service into the Veterans Health Administration system, or when service members and veterans seek specialized or emergency treatment from civilian
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VA-Epic Connection Enables Direct Specialist Scheduling for Veterans: External Provider Scheduling and WellHive Integration
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a major operational interoperability milestone enabling VA staff to book community specialist appointments directly with health systems using Epic.Leverages the VA’s External Provider Scheduling (EPS) platform, replacing traditional, friction-heavy administrative workflows—such as manual telephone calls, back-and-forth record requests, and faxes—with real-time, digital on-the-spot appointment booking.Addresses a
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KLAS Points of Light 2026: Top Payer-Provider Partnerships for Interoperability and Alignment
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KLAS has released its 2026 Points of Light report, honoring 24 strategic partnerships that successfully improved data sharing, operational efficiency, and financial performance.Award recipients were validated through in-depth interviews conducted between September 2025 and February 2026.The report focuses on lowering costs and enhancing experiences for patients, providers, and payers through strong alignment and interoperability.Awarded partnerships demonstrated
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eClinicalWorks Launches Production Support for CMS ‘Kill the Clipboard’ Initiative
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eClinicalWorks, one of the largest ambulatory cloud EHRs in the nation, has announced production support for the CMS’s Kill the Clipboard initiative to enable paperless patient intake at scale.When the patient arrives at the clinic, the provider simply scans the QR code using the eClinicalMobile app. The patient's verified medical records instantly populate into the eClinicalWorks EHR at the point of care.
How eClinicalWorks is Using QR Codes to Digitize Patient
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HIMSS26: Samsung and b.well Connected Health Partner to Advance CMS “Kill the Clipboard” Initiative
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The Launch: b.well Connected Health and Samsung Electronics have launched an end-to-end integration that turns Samsung Galaxy smartphones into a centralized hub for patient health records, accessible directly via the Samsung Health app.The Policy Alignment: The rollout is a direct response to the federal "Kill the Clipboard" initiative led by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which aims to modernize healthcare by eliminating repetitive forms and
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DarcyIQ Integrates with Epic and athenahealth to Slash Admin Time
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The Launch: DarcyIQ, an AI revenue acceleration platform developed by AWS Premier Tier Partner Innovative Solutions, has announced native integrations with Epic and athenahealth's athenaOne.The Technology: The integrations leverage Model Context Protocol (MCP) server architecture. This provides a secure, HIPAA-aligned connection that allows users to interact with their EHRs through natural language conversations, without needing to switch between platforms.The ROI:
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athenahealth and b.well Launch QR-Code Intake to End Paper Forms
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The Launch: athenahealth and b.well Connected Health have unveiled a new point-of-care workflow that allows patients to share health info via QR code, eliminating paper forms and faxes.The Goal: The project directly supports the CMS "Kill the Clipboard" initiative, a federal push to replace manual intake with patient-directed digital tools.The Tech: Patients aggregate their records (including wearable data) in the b.well app, generate a QR code, and practice staff scan it
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The Proprietary Trap: Why ‘Open Data’ is the Key to Scaling Your Dental Practice in 2026
Care coordination in the dental industry barely exists.
While the medical industry has made progress toward interoperability with several recent initiatives, dentistry continues to lag behind its healthcare counterparts in supporting the principles of “open data,” which allow information to be freely accessed, used, and shared across platforms without restrictive barriers.
Improved data-sharing offers significant benefits for both patients and providers.
Dental
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EHR Interoperability 2025: KLAS Reports Usability Gaps Hinder Data Sharing Succes
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- EHR interoperability holds immense potential to improve patient care decisions, enable innovation, and reduce administrative churn. However, a new report from KLAS Healthcare IT Insights reveals that despite advancements in data-sharing technology, interoperability is still far from achieving its desired state.
- The report emphasizes that true interoperability is a team effort requiring healthcare organizations, payer organizations, and vendors to work
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