Creating person-centric network strategies, advancing patient access and experience, and prioritizing efficient operational decisions are key trends rounding out the final months of 2021, according to...
Access to EHR clinical notes may lead to greater patient engagement and medication adherence for older patients with chronic conditions, according to a study published in The Journal of the American...
To comply with federal interoperability regulations for patient access to health information, many stakeholders are adopting application programming interfaces (APIs).
A portion of the Office of the...
While most patients want greater access to personal health information and support enhanced provider-to-provider data sharing, federal health IT policy may be hindering EHR data exchange, according to...
CMS interoperability regulations that require patient access to health information began on July 1. However, provider compliance will take some time, according to Don Searing, PhD, vice president of...
Providers should be careful to avoid judgmental language during EHR clinical documentation lest they reflect and perpetuate implicit bias, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
These...
Google has updated its Passes application programming interface (API) to provide patients with a secure way to store, access, and share COVID-19 vaccination and testing data on Android...
As the digital health transformation progresses, many patients are pleased with increased access to personal health information. However, data security and privacy remains a concern for some, according...
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, the federal government will require that all healthcare providers grant patients access to their personal health information starting July 1.
The CMS...
Delegates at the June 2021 Special Meeting of the AMA Delegates called for changes to the ONC information-blocking regulations that would allow providers the discretion to withhold patient data sharing...
EHR vendor Cerner Corporation has partnered with Apple on a new feature that aims to promote patient empowerment by allowing patients to share personal health data with their families and providers,...
To promote interoperability and patient access to health information, CAQH announced a partnership with the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) that incentivizes...
A CMS draft rule set to improve the hospital reimbursement process could also transform patient data exchange, effectively revolutionizing the EHR to improve patient safety and support public health...
Many providers feel prepared for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) 21st Century Cures Act’s information blocking provisions. However, according to a recent KLAS Research...
Healthcare organizations and stakeholders must move on from a compliance mindset and begin to focus on the vast information blocking opportunities at hand, according to Micky Tripathi, national...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has launched an array of online educational resources to help physicians understand and ultimately end the current information blocking practices that occur...
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...
CTHealthLink (CTHL), a physician-led health information exchange (HIE) established in partnership with the Connecticut State Medical Society (CSMS), added its first integrated delivery system to its...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has officially enabled the 21st Century Cures Act’s information blocking provisions.
As of April 5, 2021,...
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...
