Interoperability

The vendors, as well as organizations like HIMSS and AHIMA, will support standardized APIs and will make patient access easier, the HHS secretary says.

The former national coordinator said at HIMSS16 that simple alerts can work. And an accountable care organization example proves that.

Project aims to highlight interoperability successes and bring the community together to address challenges.

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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced a plan to make it easy for individuals to access data in their electronic health records and share it for research that could improve care for their conditions.

A new agreement with FHA will allow DirectTrust's federal partners to operate their Direct implementations within its Security and Trust Framework.

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