Health Information Exchange (HIE)

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response will be surveying agencies to assess the readiness of state, local, tribal and territorial public health organizations to manage cyber threats and gauge their needs for support.

EHR customers could take part in the direct sharing of health information – including X-rays and MRIs – between providers, payers, government agencies and others under the TEFCA nationwide interoperability framework.

Through a successful referral coordination pilot with Epic, MedAllies, OCHIN and others, doctors can receive automated updates on their behavioral health referrals, regardless of their EHR, while reducing mental health clinicians' burdens.

A senior consultant for the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has also emphasised incorporating governance from the outset.

APAC health system leaders reveal best practices in EMR implementation.

Hospital heads in Taiwan and South Korea share tips on enabling data exchange and dealing with vendors for data integration.

APAC digital health leaders have emphasised the importance of collaboration and innovation to accelerate digital transformation in healthcare.

The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research."

This comes as the government outlined a four-year national medical AI research and development roadmap.

Also, the University of Mumbai has embarked on an AI project focused on diagnosing women's diseases.