Health Information Exchange
The new hub for aligning artificial intelligence tech with ethical frameworks already has several key initiatives underway, including partnerships to combat healthcare fraud and develop deployment guides for safe use of clinical AI.
As countries prepare for the European Health Data Space, Estonia and Finland are piloting a cancer screening project to better understand the challenges of cross-border data sharing, says Estonia Ministry of Social Affairs' Jaanika Merilo.
It also comes with a strategy and architecture plan to enhance national digital health interoperability.
The EHR integration could expand health data exchange connectivity for providers, support compliance mandates and allow for greater participation in value-based care initiatives.
More than 1,000 hospitals and 22,000 clinics are now exchanging patient data through Epic Nexus, the EHR giant's health information network operating under the national interoperability framework.
While 70% of Jordan's population is covered by the national health system, Omar Ayesh, Electronic Health Solutions' CEO, says the country is building a national HIE to integrate and share data from private care providers.
HIMSS25 Europe
The European Health Data Space marks a major milestone in EU-wide health data sharing, aiming to empower citizens and enable secure, interoperable digital healthcare.
Developed at the IU Indianapolis School of Dentistry and Regenstrief Institute, an NIH grant could help expand the application, which links dentists with regional health information exchanges, enabling them to view their patients' medical histories.
ASTP and CMS want to increase Medicare beneficiaries' access to care and are requesting stakeholder input on digital tools and standards-based data exchange. And a report from HHS shows how HL7 Da Vinci Projects can help speed prior auth with FHIR APIs.
Success Stories & ROI
The qualified health information network has shrunk the time it takes for providers to access patient data from hours to seconds. Its query volume has grown from about 200,000 to more than 66 million in one year.