Interoperability

As HHS' contract with TeleTracking Technologies expires, CMS has updated requirements for public health data collection and reporting.  

Some hospitals don't want to share data, and some are not able to, says Prof. Alexander Geissler from the University of St. Gallen. Germany's national digital maturity assessment has revealed that interoperability is a major barrier.

The goal is to build out a data acquisition and interoperability platform to help clients reduce administrative burden, boost revenue and drive quality improvements, Availity's CEO said.

The group has also put together several resources to help organizations "transition to a culture of health information sharing" as ONC rules come online.

Building off a longtime partnership, the deal expands Lyniate's offerings to include terminology  cross-mapping, value set management, unstructured data conversion and more.

Interoperability isn't enough. Providers need to quickly access the most relevant patient information at the point of care. Bill Hayes, MD, chief medical officer at CPSI, talks about how machine learning he calls "cognitive logic" could help.

The chief medical information officer at German Heart Center Berlin discusses how artificial intelligence and interoperability are enabling leading-edge medical care for patients.

The interoperability framework will now allow agencies to opt in – widening data exchange across public and private sectors.

John Kansky, president and CEO of Indiana Health Information Exchange, discusses how statewide and regional exchanges have evolved during the pandemic, and predicts where they're headed next.