Interoperability

Healthcare IT News Editor Mike Miliard, Healthcare Finance News Senior Editor Susan Morse and MobiHealthNews Associate Editor Dave Muoio delve into ONC's and CMS' new rules, how people are reacting and what might happen next. 

Industry groups including AHIP, MGMA and the AMA support the patient access aims of the final regs, but have qualms about third-party developers and the compliance burden for providers.

National Coordinator Don Rucker and Deputy National Coordinator Steve Posnack talk enforcement timelines, "content and manner," FHIR 4, gag clause provisions, patient privacy and more.

The goal is to empower healthcare and life sciences organizations of all types and sizes to deliver more personalized and collaborative experiences at scale.

Both CMS and ONC have issued what they call "transformative" rules addressing 21st Century Cures data access requirements; they'll impact providers, payers, vendors and patients.

Five healthcare interoperability experts – including pros at Boston Children’s Hospital and Medicomp Systems – discuss best practices for unsurpassed data and systems exchange.

Great Lakes Health Connect also saves five minutes per referral request. Statewide referral-technology deployment spans more than 11,229 users at 824 different organizations.

An interview with Diogo Martins, international projects coordinator at the Portuguese health ministry's central purchasing and IT authority, SPMS.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, a global digital exemplar in the UK, is prioritizing patient-centricity with an open platform and integrated technology to achieve high levels of digital maturity.

Better connectivity is enabling hospitals to leverage new technologies, improve clinical outcomes, and drive patient and physician satisfaction.