Interoperability

WEDI applauded the pledge made by 60 organizations, including 11 health systems and 5 payers.

ASTP/ONC issued three health IT certification criteria related to drug cost transparency and prior authorizations initially proposed in the HTI-2 draft rule, including aligning with certain CMS interoperability requirements.

University of Oslo professor Anne Moen expects that Gravitate Health's tool, which surfaces medication safety data for patients, will eventually be incorporated in multiple languages into national health systems.

Sweden's digital literacy is an asset in transitioning to the European Health Data Space, but the Swedish eHealth Agency's Gunilla Nordlöf believes success depends on building public trust and communicating the value of sharing data.

The Trump administration initiative brings together Big Tech, health IT vendors, and provider and payer systems in an API-powered effort to give patients greater control over their health data. Some have questions about privacy.

HHS strategic advisor Amy Gleason said CMS wants patients to have the ability to scan a QR code at the doctor's office and share their medical history.

The cloud IT vendor said it now gives patients a no-login, digital identity-based access system to exercise greater control over their health data.

IRCCS IRST Dino Amadori's Nicola Gentili says TRUMPET, FLUTE and ONCOVALUE, projects leveraging federated learning and analysis, will lay the foundation for interoperability and privacy-protecting use of data across Europe.

The country’s Ministry of Health is taking a different approach to digital transformation, emphasising value and tangible outcomes.

The Dubai Health Authority's Dr Mohammad Al Redha says the next steps in its digital health journey are enabling easier access to imaging data and establishing a sandbox environment to encourage development of new digital tools.