Mike Miliard
"If you have people who are smart, and want to over-deliver for the patients, you're going to get a lot accomplished," said the Lakers legend.
The agency’s leader also called on the industry to embrace open APIs and develop SMART on FHIR apps through the VA's new Lighthouse platform.
Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, Practice Fusion and Harris offer update on EHRA's efforts to manage complex imperatives.
The new self-service program will offer robust APIs to encourage creation of new tools for a space that's often underserved by technology.
But experts from IEEE, UC San Diego and Health Linkages say the key is to make sure it's the "right solution for the right problem."
The open-source platform, which is layered with healthcare-specific security measures, offers community hospitals a cost-effective option for managing their data.
Terri Steinberg, MD, chief health information officer at Christiana Care, said the health system has notched some big wins in a short time through smart use of technology, care coordination and analytics.
The National Coordinator explains how ONC is approaching 21st Century Cures, TEFCA, info blocking, EHR usability, the power of smartphones to drive interoperability and more.
As the agency works to advance an array of big projects, ONC is also focused on reducing documentation and quality reporting burdens for providers.
Starting in 2020, then and iteratively every two years after that, OHI plans to build a worldwide interoperability infrastructure for the Olympics and the athletes who compete there.