Interoperability

ONC, CMS Partner on Proposed Rules for HIE Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

Two new proposed rules from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aim to advance health information exchange (HIE) interoperability and streamline prior authorization processes. The...

Care Orgs Invest in eCW, Epic EHR Implementation for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation continues, healthcare organizations are looking to EHR implementation investments from eClinicalWorks and Epic to drive interoperability. CA Gastroenterology Org...

DirectTrust Reports Over 72M Monthly Direct Secure Messages in 2022

by Sarai Rodriguez

Healthcare industry alliance DirectTrust facilitated an average of over 72 million direct secure messages monthly during Q4 2022, marking a continued growth trend in the past year. DirectTrust enables...

UCSF Looks to EHR Integration of Dental Records for Patient-Centered Care

by Hannah Nelson

Dental care is about more than polished, pearly whites; it is part of overall patient health, so EHR integration of dental records is crucial. In fact, it could be the next step to actualizing patient-centered care. While research has...

Veradigm, HealthVerity Uses Registry Data for Chronic Disease Research

by Sarai Rodriguez

Health IT vendor Veradigm, formerly Allscripts, announced a collaboration with healthcare data ecosystem HealthVerity that will leverage registry data to advance chronic disease research. The...

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...

Regenstrief Institute Appoints New CEO to Drive Health Equity Research

by Hannah Nelson

Indiana University School of Medicine has appointed a nationally-recognized expert in epidemiology and health equity research to serve as the new president and chief executive officer of the...

1,400 Healthcare Orgs Join CalHHS Data Exchange Framework

by Hannah Nelson

Over 1,400 organizations have joined the California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework (DxF), the first-ever statewide data sharing agreement of its kind in California. The...

HealtheLINK HIE Reports Uptick in Health Data Exchange in 2022

by Hannah Nelson

HEALTHeLINK, the health information exchange (HIE) for Western New York, worked on a total of 83 different projects focused on improving health data exchange in 2022 alone, according to the...

Recent EHR Investments Focus on Interoperability, Patient Experience

by Hannah Nelson

As the healthcare industry's focus on interoperability grows, health systems are investing in EHR systems that support the patient experience and improve clinical workflows. TN Health System...

PCP Use of Community HIE Cuts Likelihood of Hospital Reutilization

by Hannah Nelson

Increased primary care physician (PCP) use of community HIE may dramatically improve patient outcomes, according to a study published in Annals of Family Medicine. Researchers used Paso del Norte...

HIA Calls on Congress for Healthcare Interoperability, ePA Legislation

by Hannah Nelson

With the commencement of the 118th Congress, Healthcare Innovation Alliance (HIA) urged the House and Senate to take action on several issues to improve care delivery, including healthcare...

Lack of Interoperability Exacerbates Staffing Shortages, Clinician Burnout

by Hannah Nelson

Top healthcare pain points among provider organizations include poor interoperability and long-term solutions to staffing shortages and clinician burnout, according to a KLAS whitepaper. In September...

3 Healthcare Orgs Look to EHR Implementations for Interoperability

by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation progresses, healthcare organizations across the nation are investing in EHR implementations to drive interoperability.  Mississippi Practice Implements...

Interoperability, Data Quality Leads the Way as Top Exec Priorities

by Sarai Rodriguez

While the healthcare industry is turning its attention to interoperability, a new survey found that barriers such as poor data quality and information sharing remain challenging to over 60 percent of...

DirectTrust Releases TNAP Version 2.0 Criteria for TEFCA Participants

by Hannah Nelson

DirectTrust, a non-profit healthcare industry alliance created to support secure, identity-verified electronic exchanges of protected health information, has released the TNAP version 2.0 criteria for...

ONC Releases Draft US Core Data for Interoperability Version 4

by Hannah Nelson

ONC has released the Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) Version 4, which proposes to add 20 data elements across a new data class and eight existing data classes. The new data...

Physicians in ACOs More Likely to Use HIE to Share Patient Data

by Hannah Nelson

Physicians in emerging care models, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), were significantly more likely to use health information exchange (HIE) to share patient data than physicians in...