Application Programming Interfaces

73% of Digital Health Companies Use Standards-Based EHR APIs

January 29, 2024 - Most digital health companies use standards-based application programming interfaces (APIs) to support EHR integration, according to a study published in JAMIA. The study aimed to capture digital health company experiences integrating with EHRs with new federally regulated standards-based API policies in place to advance...


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CMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule

by Hannah Nelson

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F). The rule outlines requirements to streamline health...

Six Interoperability Use Cases for APIs in Health Data Exchange

by Hannah Nelson

The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) in healthcare could revolutionize health data exchange interoperability. Put simply, APIs send information back and forth between a user and a website or app. API adoption is common in...

Health IT Vendor Releases API for Interoperability With 3 National HIEs

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor Particle Health has announced a new offering that provides an interoperability gateway to three national health information exchanges (HIEs) through a single application...

CHIME Renames AEHIA to Reflect Expanded Focus on Health Data Analytics

by Hannah Nelson

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has renamed The Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA) to reflect an increased focus...

How HL7 FHIR APIs Are Driving Healthcare Innovation, Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

FHIR is on fire, with the application programming interfaces (APIs) emerging as essential for healthcare innovation, according to Titus Schleyer, PhD, DMD, Regenstrief Institute research scientist. The FHIR data standard enables app...

95% of Certified Health IT Developers Met ONC Cures Act Deadline

by Hannah Nelson

More than 95 percent of certified health IT developers met the Cures Act Final Rule compliance deadline to provide customers with new technology, according to an ONC HealthITBuzz blog post. The Cures...

COVID-19 Sparks Health IT Market Growth in Telehealth EHR Integrations

by Hannah Nelson

The health IT market experienced a rapid increase in telehealth EHR integrations following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to a study published in AJMC. Researchers...

Epic Launches Website for Health IT Vendors to Report Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor Epic has announced a website for health IT vendors to list their apps and self-report that they have achieved successful interoperability with Epic software. The website, Connection Hub,...

Federal Policy Drives Healthcare API Adoption, But EHR Data Barriers Persist

by Hannah Nelson

Application programming interface (API) adoption is common in many business sectors like travel and finance, but adoption across healthcare and integration with EHR systems has lagged. However, there is an evolving landscape with steady...

OSTP, ONC Seek Input on Optimizing Clinical Trial Electronic Data Capture

by Hannah Nelson

The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), in coordination with the National Security Council, issued a Request for Information (RFI) on October 26, seeking input on optimizing...

ONC-Funded FHIR Project for Patient Data Access Takes Health Equity Focus

by Hannah Nelson

The University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School (Dell Med) has developed a health equity-focused patient engagement platform that supports patient data access through FHIR. Dell Med...

ONC Outlines Upcoming Cures Act Deadlines for Certified Health IT Vendors

by Hannah Nelson

The 21st Century Cures Act infrastructure will come to fruition in 2022, with upcoming deadlines for the availability of standards-based FHIR application programming interfaces (APIs), according to a...

Privacy and Security Concerns Remain a Barrier to API Adoption

by Sarai Rodriguez

Providers want the enhanced EHR functionality that APIs provide, but concerns surrounding data privacy and security stand as barriers to API adoption, according to the newest “Accelerating...