Interoperability
The new venture is backed by a $34 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
The Project US@ initiative aims to support safety, privacy and interoperability by standardizing patient addresses across healthcare.
Allscripts, athenahealth and DrChrono have also signed on to give patients greater control over their health records.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Daniel B. Jernigan says people are a vital component of interoperability efforts.
National Coordinator for Health IT Micky Tripathi also outlined his "wish list" for IT innovation at the DirectTrust Summit this week.
HIMSS21
Healthcare lawyers weigh in about how to come into compliance with the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT's rules.
The New York health system integrates Language Line Solutions, Epic and Caregility to deliver telemedicine to its widely diverse patient population.
The two groups want more developers to achieve accreditation in the Trusted Dynamic Registration and Authorization Accreditation Program, and have chipped in to reduce the cost for devs who take part in the new CAQH Endpoint Directory.
It would put $6.5 billion toward the creation of an agency tasked with federal research and development geared toward healthcare innovation, and includes a $25 million raise for ONC.
MITRE this month proposed a comprehensive draft national strategy for digital health focusing on scaling healthcare services and addressing disparities in access.