Interoperability

LAS VEGAS – In a co-presentation with National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD, at HIMSS16 Tuesday evening, Acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt said physicians "want better technology.

At the Federal Health IT Solutions Pavilion, a solution to FHIR "ambiguities."

In a frank conversation with Healthcare IT News, the Epic CEO says her company gets a bad rap. But the numbers show it more than stacks up.

Medical records should be able to "to speak and listen in the same language," officials say in HIMSS16 session.

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.

(SPONSORED) The major trend in healthcare in 2016 and beyond is how to nail down the issue of interoperability.

(SPONSORED) Healthcare organizations are focused on patient care and health outcomes, and rightfully so, but financial well-being is equally important for organizations to continue to provide the highest quality care.

(SPONSORED) CMC is a clinical approach to care grounded in personalized, urgent-care plans developed with patients by their doctors and nurses. The plan details the patient's diagnosis and treatment, contact information, their wishes and their escalation treatment plan.