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Oracle Health now connects directly to all other designated qualified health information networks under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement.
Oracle customers can participate in the Oracle Health Information Network at no additional cost by opting in through the Oracle Health Connection Hub, the company said.
WHY IT MATTERS
When used with Oracle Health Seamless Exchange, incoming data from the new QHIN can be normalized and integrated directly into Oracle Health electronic health record systems without additional setup or configuration, the company said.
This enables participating clinicians to review combined patient data without switching screens.
By becoming a network, the need for third-party data exchange partners is eliminated for some users, removing friction that can cause delays in patient care and provider reimbursements, Oracle said.
The QHIN relies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for enterprise-grade scalability and advanced security and can exchange health data regardless of the IT systems used on the other end.
"Oracle Health Information Network helps offer this foundation to empower providers, public health officials, patients and payers with secure data access to enhance care delivery, gain valuable insights into community health and streamline authorizations and reimbursements," Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said in a statement on Nov. 20.
Customers who use the company's seamless exchange software can access data aggregated from multiple sources that is cleansed and deduplicated, which reduces data review burdens, the company said. In the Oracle Connection Hub, customers can access interoperability governance, auditing and access reporting tools.
THE LARGER TREND
As a founding member of the CommonWell Health Alliance, Oracle Health has supported interoperability efforts before filing its QHIN application earlier this year.
"This builds on our long-standing leadership in driving interoperability to increase industry-wide efficiency and to help ensure patients retain control over their own data," Verma said in a statement at the time.
In addition to reducing the costs and complexity of data exchange, she added, the network's ability to support various data types, including X-rays and MRIs, could also help fuel advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.
ON THE RECORD
"We believe data interoperability isn't a technical goal; it's the key to unlocking the solution to many problems in healthcare, from harnessing the power of AI, improving quality of care and health outcomes, and scaling value-based care," Verma said in a statement.
"We welcome Oracle Health Information Network as the latest Designated QHIN and are excited to extend the benefits of seamless health information exchange to more participants than ever," added Mariann Yeager, CEO of The Sequoia Project and the TEFCA recognized coordinating entity lead.
Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
Email: afox@himss.org
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