What You Should Know:
- A collaborative effort between the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP), the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has yielded significant insights into the challenges and opportunities of health IT interoperability in primary care.
- By embedding HIT-related questions into the ABFM’s Continuous Certification Questionnaire (CCQ),
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MEDITECH Launches Nationwide HIE Interoperability Network for U.S.
What You Should Know:
- MEDITECH launches Traverse Exchange, a new nationwide health information exchange (HIE) network designed to facilitate secure and efficient sharing of patient data among healthcare providers.
- Built on the foundation of the successful Traverse Exchange Canada, the new platform enables MEDITECH customers to exchange health information with other MEDITECH organizations and external systems that adhere to interoperability standards.
Transverse Exchange:
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Epic EHR Now Enables Direct Patient Access to Health Data
What You Should Know:
- Epic Systems announced a development that will empower patients to have greater control over their health information, CNBC first reports. Patients will soon be able to directly share their health data with various apps of their choice, marking a significant step forward in data interoperability.
- This new capability is made possible through the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), a federal initiative aimed at facilitating secure and
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The Sequoia Project Launches Pharmacy Workgroup to Enhance Patient Care Through Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- The Sequoia Project, a leading advocate for health information technology (health IT) interoperability, announced the launch of a new Pharmacy Workgroup as part of its Interoperability Matters program.
- The strategic initiative aims to improve patient care by fostering collaboration between pharmacies and the broader healthcare ecosystem. Launching and growing the pharmacy community of practice is a monumental undertaking for The Sequoia Project, made
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HHS Proposes HTI-2 Rule to Enhance Healthcare Data Sharing and Interoperability
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken a significant step towards improving healthcare information exchange with the release of the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule.
- The HTI-2 rule marks a major advancement in interoperability by focusing on seamless data exchange between patients, providers, payers, and public
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HHS Finalizes Rules to Penalize Healthcare Providers Engaging in Information Blocking
What You Should Know:
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new final rule today aimed at preventing information blocking in healthcare.
- The final rule establishes disincentives for healthcare providers who engage in practices that interfere with a patient's access to their electronic health information (EHI).
What is Information Blocking?
Information blocking occurs when a healthcare provider knowingly and unreasonably interferes with the
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US Hospitals Make Strides in Interoperability, But Challenges Remain for Physicians: ONC Report
What You Should Know:
- A new Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) brief explores advancements in electronic health record (EHR) interoperability across US hospitals and physicians, highlighting both progress and areas for continued focus.
- The ONC has tracked progress in healthcare data exchange since 2014. The data shows a substantial increase in hospitals' ability to electronically find, send, receive, and integrate patient health information. In 2023, 70% of
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InterSystems, CLEAR Integrate to Simplify Patient Data Access and Management
What You Should Know:
- InterSystems, a creative data technology provider dedicated to solving critical scalability, interoperability, and speed challenges for its customers, has announced a strategic partnership with CLEAR , the secure identity company.
- The partnership aims to integrate CLEAR’s Verified Identity
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Why a FHIR-Only Approach to Advance Interoperability Won’t Work Today
There’s been a strong push for a FHIR standard for information sharing in healthcare. Although a standard built on application programming interfaces (APIs) using data standards like FHIR is a step in the right direction, in today’s healthcare ecosystem, there’s a broader impact to consider.
The industry avoided a major health equity setback when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of National Coordinator (ONC) nixed prescriptive language in the HTI-1 rule,
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How Connected Healthcare Operations Helps Health Systems Work Smarter, Not Harder
When it comes to healthcare, efficiency isn’t just a goal—it’s a lifeline. With a growing and aging patient population and widespread workforce shortages, hospitals and health systems must find ways to increase efficiencies and do more with less, while providing safe, high-quality care. This starts with liberating data and connecting healthcare operations solutions across the enterprise.
The Epidemic of Siloed Data
The volume of healthcare data is growing exponentially, with a
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