Interoperability

ONC Releases 2023 Interoperability Standards Advisory Reference Edition

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has released the 2023 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) Reference Edition, which reflects more than 150 comments received by ONC during a 60-day public comment period. The ISA is...

IL Orthopedic Clinic Taps athenahealth EHR To Support Interoperability

by Sarai Rodriguez

Fox Valley Orthopedic has announced an athenahealth EHR implementation to promote interoperability across its seven Chicago locations. The Illinois orthopedic organization comprises 35 physicians and...

Health IT Vendor Allscripts Changes Corporate Name to Veradigm

by Hannah Nelson

Health IT vendor Allscripts announced that effective January 1, 2023, it has changed its name to VeradigmInc. Allscripts had been transitioning its solutions to the Veradigm brand during 2022 and will...

EHR Optimization, Clinical Automation Top Health IT Priorities Next Year

by Hannah Nelson

As the healthcare industry faces staggering levels of clinician burnout, EHR optimization and clinical automation could help alleviate administrative burdens and improve provider satisfaction, according to health IT vendor executives. A...

$10M USDA Grant Enhances Epic Systems EHR for Care Coordination in NY

by Sarai Rodriguez

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has doled out $10 million in grant funding to St. Lawrence Health, a northern New York-based health system, to bolster its Epic System EHR, according to...

What Are HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR) Accelerators?

by Hannah Nelson

Since its release in 2013, HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR) has been rapidly adopted as an open-source data standard for health data exchange. Industry stakeholders leverage FHIR in mobile applications, cloud communications,...

American Endovascular Selects eClinicalWorks EHR for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

American Endovascular & Amputation Prevention LLC has completed an eClinicalWorks EHR implementation to enhance interoperability. With seven centers across New York, New Jersey, and Ohio, the...

The Sequoia Project Publishes Health Data Usability Implementation Guide

by Hannah Nelson

The Sequoia Project has released the final version of its "Data Usability Implementation Guide," which offers guidance to improve health data usability to benefit patient care. The final resource...

Medical-Dental Partnership Uses Epic Systems EHR for Integrated Care

by Sarai Rodriguez

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) has announced a partnership with MemorialCare to provide integrated care, enabling patients to receive oral healthcare and medical care in the same location through Epic...

eHealth Exchange HIE Reaches 1.35 Billion Health Data Requests Per Month

by Hannah Nelson

The eHealth Exchange, a health information exchange (HIE) connecting federal agencies and healthcare providers, has announced that the eHealth Exchange Hub platform has surpassed 1.35 billion inbound...

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,...

Bulk FHIR Could Boost Access to Immunization Data for Population Health

by Hannah Nelson

Bulk FHIR could help providers access Immunization Information System (IIS) data for population health outreach, according to a study published in JAMIA. In many advanced EHR systems, providers can...

AHA Asks CMS to Halt National Healthcare Provider Directory Operation

by Sarai Rodriguez

The American Hospital Association (AHA) detailed several concerns and requested that CMS not proceed with the proposed national healthcare provider directory, the trade group said in a public comment...

Nonprofit Integrates EHR Data into Duchenne Registry for Clinical Research

by Hannah Nelson

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization working to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), has launched a study that will combine patient reported outcomes data with EHR...

$1.4M Grant Supports PDMP EHR Integration to Combat Opioid Crisis

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is expanding its effort to address the opioid crisis with $1.4 million in grant funding to support PDMP EHR integration throughout New...

ONC: Interoperable Health IT Key for HIV Prevention, Health Equity Efforts

by Hannah Nelson

Interoperable health IT can help drive health equity to end the HIV epidemic and support people living with HIV, ONC officials said in a recent HealthITBuzz blog post. Collaborative, community-based,...

CMS Publishes RFI for National Healthcare Provider Directory Data Hub

by Hannah Nelson

CMS has published a request for information (RFI) on establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH) that could serve as a data hub for healthcare provider, facility, and...

SNOMED Issues Open IPS Terminology to Improve Clinical Data Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Data standard group SNOMED International has issued the first production release of its International Patient Summary (IPS) Terminology to improve clinical data interoperability for non-SNOMED...

CalHHS Launches Portal for State’s First Health Data Sharing Agreement

by Hannah Nelson

The California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) has launched an online portal allowing healthcare stakeholders to sign on to California’s first-ever HHS Data Sharing Agreement ahead of a...