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...
Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services has awarded the members of Pennsylvania's Consortium of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and health IT vendor findhelp a contract...
ONC has released United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Draft Version 5, which includes new data elements aimed at driving health data exchange to reduce health disparities and improve...
Historically, restricted EHR interoperability has hindered the cancer research community's ability to harness big data.
With siloed data across the healthcare continuum, cancer research has centered on clinical trials. However, these...
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...
CommonWell Health Alliance has added health IT vendor ModuleMD to its national health information exchange (HIE) network.
CommonWell has recently experienced significant membership growth,...
Interwell Health, a kidney care management company, has added eight practices to its nephrology-focused Epic EHR system in the past year.
The Acumen Epic Connect EHR is an Epic configuration that aims...
An ONC final rule scheduled for publication on January 9, 2024, will make several updates to the ONC Health IT Certification Program to advance interoperability.
The “Health Data, Technology,...
As the healthcare industry works toward a more connected health IT infrastructure, advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology has emerged as a promising tool to streamline workflows and improve interoperability.
According to...
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...
Riverwood Healthcare Center in Minnesota will begin an Epic EHR implementation in January 2024 to drive the patient experience and streamline internal processes.
The EHR implementation will give...
Siloed data across the healthcare industry presents challenges for health information exchange (HIE). However, when a crisis strikes, the health informatics community can optimize data infrastructure to drive interoperability, according to...
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a new data strategy, which includes the expansion of the role of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has finalized a rule to support health IT interoperability and artificial intelligence (AI) transparency.
The Health...
While 61 percent of healthcare organizations have invested resources into meeting the interoperability requirements of the 21st Century Cures Act, only 36 percent report having the necessary data...
The Regenstrief Foundation has awarded LOINC and Health Data Standards at Regenstrief Institute a $4.4 million grant to support a global initiative to standardize social determinants of health (SDOH)...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has announced that national health data exchange governed by...
After several months of development and testing, the new ONC USCDI+ platform has gone live, providing a single platform for organizing and building out various USCDI+ datasets.
The USCDI+ initiative...
MedStar Health Research Institute, a 2020 ONC Leading Edge Acceleration Project (LEAP) in Health IT awardee, has developed new Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) platforms to support EHR...
St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Georgia, has partnered with EHR vendor MEDITECH on an enterprise EHR implementation to drive interoperability.
The health system recently deployed...