Interoperability

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released an EHR contract guide and the Health IT Playbook to assist physicians with best practices and success stories.

Interoperability has, well, interoperability problems. Standards are being developed but EHRs are still under-delivering. And once data sharing picks up, more challenges will arise than we can understand today. Multiple tipping points are ahead. 

athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, eClinicalWorks Founder Girish Navani and Cerner President Zane Burke talk about expanding their technology platforms and, in so doing, shedding a certain three-letter acronym.

The number one threat to healthcare data isn't the most obvious. Rather than malevolent, faceless hackers, it's often an organization's own employees who open the door to theft, malware, ransomware and a host of other problems, according to IBM's 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index.

Epic president Carl Dvorak said that the new service could be a game changer in terms of vendor-neutral search. 

The newly-minted National Coordinator for Health IT offered his thoughts on interoperability, quality reporting, privacy and security, EHR certification, innovation and more.

The platform integrates with the health system's 22 inpatient and outpatient care centers to improve patient-provider communication and improved access to medical records.

A guide to the annual event taking place in Washington, DC next week, as well as virtual and live gatherings around the country. Topical and timely themes include precision medicine, telehealth, interoperability and population health. 

The Center for Medical Interoperability introduced a new maturity model and HIMSS publicly commented that focusing on technical interoperability is not enough in the industry-wide move toward value-based care and alternative payment models. 

Achieving interoperability across boundaries and connecting providers for collaboration is a long process. Here are a few examples of customers where our interoperability technology is improving care and outcomes.