Interoperability
Information sharing is critical to support providers in their efforts to improve quality, engage patients, advance population health and reduce costs.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released its final 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory, intended to provide an updated list of the 鈥渂est available鈥 standards and implementation specifications to meet鈥
The AHA today urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to provide greater detail about the characteristics and metrics used to assess the standards identified as the 鈥渂est available鈥 in the draft Interoperability Standards Advisory.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released a final 鈥渞oadmap鈥 for achieving a national health IT infrastructure that facilitates the secure exchange and use of electronic health information by 2024.
To more deeply understand patients鈥 conditions and provide the best care possible, sharing data among providers across the continuum and with patients themselves is critical. Hospitals have made a significant investment to achieve these aims. The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) estimates that,鈥
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee still plans to propose legislation this year to advance the interoperability of electronic health records, one of many reasons the administration should wait to finalize Stage 3 meaningful use requirements under the Medicare and Medicaid鈥
Representatives from selected non-federal initiatives working to facilitate electronic health record interoperability say key challenges include insufficient standards, variation in state privacy rules, patient record matching, customization and other costs, and governance/trust-related issues,鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology yesterday released for comment draft updates to its list of 鈥渂est available鈥 standards and implementation specifications for interoperable clinical health information technology.
A Report of the AHA Interoperability Advisory Group (July 2015)
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