Interoperability

Stakeholders stressed the importance of a patient-identification strategy in an ONC working session Monday.

COVID-19 has revealed a lot about the world we live in. It has reinforced the possibilities that open up when we collaborate and come together, united towards a common cause; in this case, of defeating the spread of SARS-CoV-2 says Atif Al Braiki, CEO, Abu Dhabi Health Data Services LLC (Malaffi).

The majority of health plans say they do not feel ready to meet the new FHIR interoperability standards mandated by CMS.

One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.

White House task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said the process of HHS bypassing the CDC was meant to be "solely an interim system," according to a WSJ report that HHS later denied.

Marc Probst, longtime CIO at Intermountain Healthcare and new CIO at ELLKAY, discusses interoperability, telehealth, digital transformation and the cost challenges facing healthcare now – as well as the IT innovation he sees emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.

Others say the "chaos" they initially faced as a result of the shift has largely calmed.

How healthcare providers can leverage interoperability across the care continuum for improved care coordination and patient empowerment. 

Using $2.5 million from the CARES Act, the agency will give money to as many as five new projects that boost health information exchanges through its new Star HIE program.

Panelists at the ONC Tech Forum on Monday advised mapping the functions of health information exchanges to "confidentiality, integrity and availability."