Interoperability

Dr. Monika Sonu uses insights gained during her medical practice to develop technologies that improve patient and clinician experiences. The Healthinnovation Toolbox cofounder and HIMSS24 Changemaker explains.  

The release of CA v2.0, updated to require support for API exchange using the HL7 spec, allows TEFCA to "keep pace with the advanced, secure data services approaches" employed by the larger tech industry, says National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.

Digitalisation in healthcare holds the promise of optimising processes and expanding access to care.

Wagner Amaral, growth markets health industry lead at Avanade, talks about how Avanade’s comprehensive set of solutions with embedded security supports collaboration, boosts efficiency and improves patient outcomes across the healthcare ecosystem.

Over time interoperability standards have had a broadening effect on the healthcare technology industry, and the pace of improvements has increased, to the benefit of patients, says Michael Nusbaum, president of MH Nusbaum & Associates.  

Joe Gagnon, CEO of 1upHealth, talks about how collaborating more on APIs can help providers generate EHR requests for information from payers.  

Chief Digital and Information Officer Craig Richardville stresses three tenets: simplicity, alignment and risk sharing.

Now that participation among multiple QHINs is allowed under TEFCA, The Sequoia Project addresses how cybersecurity requirements apply to all entities exchanging protected health data.

Leidos' Partnership for Defense Health announced the deployment of MHS-Genesis, the U.

The "outcomes-driven" strategy for the rest of this decade is focused on key goals: boosting access to electronic health information, improving the patient experience by prioritizing health equity and modernizing public health infrastructure.