Interoperability

But at the AMIA virtual symposium this week, health IT professionals said they still see the potential of app-based ecosystems.

The draft report leaked to HSJ examines how doctors and pharmacists can be supported to review prescriptions. 

Ongoing Senate races could have unforeseen impacts on healthcare IT, says Tom Leary, senior vice president of government relations at HIMSS.

A report on interoperability this week gave high marks for how those vendors handle outside data, progress notes workflow and other key usability metrics.

Ed Simcox, who left HHS in February, says it's time to create an information-sharing system that leverages modern technologies – before the next crisis hits.

The deal will improve mapping of clinical and administrative codes between health and care organisations, enhancing interoperability.

While "EHRs have known shortcomings," coordinated data initiatives and better interoperability can create a truly effective health IT infrastructure, say technology leaders from 15 academic medical centers.

The COVID-19 crisis has led to major leaps forward for telehealth, decision support and more, says Hal Wolf – but big work remains on interoperability, patient ID, social determinants and other building blocks of population health.  

The document describes the government's hopes for how technology goals should be prioritized over the next five years – with an emphasis on patients' access to their health data.

As health systems, HIEs and IT developers stay focused on a new surge in COVID-19 cases, they're thankful for the extension but say they remain committed to API-enabled patient access.