Interoperability

This comes as the second phase rollout of MediRecords' e-prescribing platform across the health service.

What is this information type, and how can it help interoperability efforts in the era of the 21st Century Cures Act, TEFCA and FHIR? David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems, offers a useful primer.

The health system selected Biofourmis, which can analyze more than 120 biomarkers in real time, to extend hospital-level care to patients across Central Florida. 

It will be deployed in 23 hospitals and 45 teleradiology facilities.

The state has signed the Kentucky-based healthcare IT company, which now operates PDMPs in 44 states, to run a heavily-debated program expected to launch in spring 2023.

The collaboration will see five of the biggest health data exchanges in the U.S. working with the planned Qualified Health Information Network on the interoperability framework.

The government relations team at HIMSS offers some insights on what's next for telehealth, broadband expansion, interoperability rules and more in the year ahead.

While more data is still needed to reveal if mandated compliance programs decrease opioid prescription diversion and doctor shopping, new ONC studies show "substantial growth" in the use of EPCS and "widespread use" of PDMPs in 2021.

While acknowledging that securing access to data is a shared goal, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association suggests ONC's interoperability framework does not consider existing controls, or certain business standards and workflows.

Harmonizing HIPAA with interoperability, third-party compliance and data usability are among the priorities this year for Rita Bowen, a member of the Sequoia Project board of directors and MRO vice president.