Interoperability

In a "tour de force" rulemaking, the agency has "harnessed all the tools at ONC's disposal" to advance HHS' nationwide interoperability and patient engagement goals, says National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.

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While the healthcare group "strongly supports" CIRCIA's security goals, it's urging the Homeland Security agency to "consider the challenges covered entities face during and immediately after experiencing a cyberattack."

Also, My Emergency Doctor has adopted InterSystems' cloud-based integration engine to offer improved systems interoperability.

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS, explains that interoperability is fundamental to enabling data-informed patient care decisions and is required for the use of AI and advanced analytics tools.

China Medical University Hospital came in first for the 2023 HIMSS Digital Health Indicator global ranking, announced earlier this year.

C-suite leaders and other executives from EHR, analytics, clinical automation and managed services firms see enforcement of the new Cures Act final rule as an overdue "step in the right direction."

As part of national maternal health initiatives, the agency is focused on harnessing EHR data to create a more equitable ecosystem and a reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality rates.

Not only are the HHS information blocking disincentives too steep, but they could also interrupt accountable care organizations' shift to value-based care, the organizations argue. Meanwhile, the EHR Association says the regs are "too narrowly focused."

Final rule disincentives include hospitals not being able to earn three quarters of the annual market basket increase.