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Sharing data between systems is only useful if it can make a clinical difference at the point of care and improve people's lives, according to behavioral health providers and health IT executives convened by ONC.
Technical barriers, workforce limitation, privacy concerns and cost may all contribute to lower rates of electronic exchange of health information by mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities, a new analysis shows.
The kidney donation innovation project aims to expand the donor pool by dismantling barriers that prevent potential donors from coming forward.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' latest revision and reshuffling of healthcare and technology function also moves some key C-suite technology leaders to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
The Electronic Health Record Association tells ASTP/ONC that some unresolved issues make it difficult to comment on specific IT certification proposals. And the American Hospital Association says it has concerns about privacy and security standards.
The EHIgnite Challenge antes up $500,000 to help encourage development of new analytics approaches to turning electronic health information into "actionable insights for patient and clinicians."
New research from HIMSS and Guidehouse shows that more than half of hospitals surveyed say they're not yet able to deploy AI at scale. It highlights some steps providers can take to overcome a lack of operational readiness for artificial intelligence.
Nine pilot programs will test the interoperability of behavioral health-specific data elements to strengthen care coordination and social referral workflows, streamline federal reporting and more.
The HHS office is seeking public input on whether the adoption of technical standards and health IT certification criteria would improve how medical images are accessed and exchanged.
ASTP/ONC's draft rulemaking, known as HTI-5, aims to reduce compliance complexities. But some industry experts say seemingly welcome changes do not align with data exchange and security realities.
