Interoperability

ONC Releases Proposed Rule to Further Cures Act Interoperability Goals

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public comment on proposals to implement certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act and make several enhancements to the ONC Health IT...

ONC: 42% of Hospitals Reported Perceived Information Blocking in 2021

by Hannah Nelson

Over 40 percent of hospitals observed practices they perceived to constitute information blocking in 2021, according to an ONC survey of 2,092 nonfederal acute care hospitals. Researchers fielded the...

Civitas Releases Framework for Health Data Utility (HDU) Adoption

by Hannah Nelson

Civitas Networks for Health, an organization that aims to support interoperability through widespread collaboration, has released a Health Data Utility (HDU) Framework developed in partnership with the...

ADA to Conduct National Survey on EDR, EHR Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

The American Dental Association (ADA) is conducting a nationwide survey of dental offices to understand the use of EHR and electronic dental records (EDR) systems and associated interoperability...

Measuring User Adoption, KPIs Key for EHR Integration Across M&As

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations are no longer shopping for their first EHRs; but in an industry characterized by healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&As), the question of EHR integration across previously disparate organizations looms...

Contexture HIE Upgrades to Unified Platform for Improved EHR Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Contexture, the largest health information organization in the western US, has announced plans to transition to a unified health information exchange (HIE) platform to enhance EHR interoperability for...

EHR Vendor NextGen Launches Cloud-Based Healthcare Interoperability Tool

by Hannah Nelson

EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the launch of Mirth Cloud Connect, a cloud-based solution that aims to streamline healthcare interoperability. The tool integrates patient data flow from...

Oklahoma Moves Forward With Statewide Health Information Exchange Rules

by Hannah Nelson

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Board of Directors voted to approve administrative rules to implement a bill that requires healthcare providers to connect to a statewide health information...

KLAS Names Epic, NextGen Top EHR Vendors for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Among enterprise EHR vendors, advanced users of Epic reported the most health information exchange (HIE) connections, according to a KLAS report on interoperability.  KLAS spoke with...

OH HIE Partnership Focuses on Interoperability, Care Coordination

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Health Collaborative (THC) has announced a new collaboration with the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), also known as CliniSync, aimed at promoting interoperability and care...

Surescripts Unveils Latest Health Data Exchange, Interoperability Gains

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Surescripts 2022 National Progress Report highlights significant gains in advancing interoperability, something the organization said is key amidst ongoing challenges such as provider burnout,...

CodeX Grows Steering Committee To Advance HL7 FHIR Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

The HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Accelerator CodeX has announced an expanded steering committee and new additions to its leadership team. CodeX aims to advance the adoption of...

MLH Enhances Medication Safety with Epic-Integrated IV Pumps

by Sarai Rodriguez

Mary Lanning Healthcare (MLH) has teamed up with Epic Systems to enhance medication safety by integrating its Epic EHR with IV pumps. The collaboration aims to eliminate the need for manual...

DirectTrust to Enhance Data Exchange Directory Through AWS Initiative

by Hannah Nelson

DirectTrust has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative to enhance the DirectTrust Directory for health data exchange. DirectTrust is a non-profit healthcare...

Regenstrief Releases LOINC Updates to Support Health Data Exchange

by Hannah Nelson

Regenstrief Institute has issued its semi-annual release of LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes), which contains 608 new concepts to support health data exchange across the care...

ONC Outlines Health IT Interoperability Progress in Report to Congress

by Hannah Nelson

A new ONC report to Congress outlines the significant impact of the 21st Century Cures Act on health IT interoperability. As of 2021, nearly all non-federal acute care hospitals (96 percent) and 4 in...