Focus On Interoperability

HIEs: Information Blocking Common for EHR Vendors, Not Health Orgs

by Hannah Nelson

To give insight into how policy makers can drive adherence to the ONC’s new information blocking rule, the agency released a statement highlighting January survey data that reveals information...

DirectTrust Promotes Over 170M Direct Secure Messages in 2021 Q1

by Christopher Jason

DirectTrust has announced it facilitated over 170 million direct secure messages within its network during the 2021 first quarter. The 172.5 million direct secure messages are a 21 percent increase...

Most Health Information Exchanges in Strong Position for TEFCA

by Christopher Jason

Most state and local health information exchanges (HIEs) are supporting a vast number of services and are developing connections to each other and national networks in preparation for the Trusted...

ONC Leader Tripathi Offers Tips for Interoperability Rule Success

by Christopher Jason

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is gearing up to help organizations succeed with all phases of the interoperability rule, focused mainly on moving a range of health IT levers in...

Strengthening Patient Care as a Rural Health Information Exchange

by Christopher Jason

It’s hard for providers in remote locations to deliver high-quality and coordinated patient care without a rural health information exchange (HIE). HIEs are crucial for connecting communities...

API Adoption Slow, Widespread FHIR Uptake Expected by 2024

by Christopher Jason

Only 24 percent of healthcare companies currently utilize application programming interfaces (APIs) at scale, according to data from the Engine Group commissioned by Change Healthcare. Despite low...

VA Health Information Exchange Implementation Barriers

by Christopher Jason

Health IT leaders at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said the complex interrelationship correlation between local and national VA entities is a more significant technical obstacle than the...

USQHIN Launches ADT Network to Advance Interoperability Goals

by Christopher Jason

The United States QHIN (USQHIN) has launched the National ADT Hub Network (NAHN) to advance public health use cases and federal interoperability goals. NAHN is a national network designed to enhance...

DirectTrust ADT Notifications Guide Looks at Interoperability Rule

by Christopher Jason

DirectTrust announced the launch of its Implementation Guide for Event Notifications via the Direct Standard, a Draft Standard for Trial Use (DSTU), to address the admission, discharge, and transfer...