Interoperability
The industry group argued that not adequately funding the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT would undermine the 21st Century Cures Act and inhibit work toward a learning health system.
Electronic Health Records
While the bulk of respondents to our poll picked the reigning EHR favorite, many think a different course would be better.
Going with a different electronic health record vendor to replace VistA might force the industry to take interoperability issues more seriously, Chilmark founder says.
Among recent developments in interoperable data exchange is a new physician-led health information network in Connecticut.
Emergency teams can connect via DirectTrust, Carequality, FHIR and more.
EHR data integration company plans to use the funding to accelerate its growth.
If the technology is going to fix healthcare’s interoperability and security problems, policymakers, IT pros and executives need fresh perspectives.
Organization asks HHS to move the deadline from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2018, to account for government delay in releasing final specs.
Data Warehousing
To say the technology is advanced is an understatement, but hospitals should understand the reasons that it’s getting so much attention.
Deeply entrenched business models, implementation costs, regulations and technical challenges all stand between healthcare organizations and secure, interoperable health data.