Interoperability

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.

Of the 15 cities examined, Cleveland had the highest rate of hospitals that reported the ability to find, send, receive and integrate electronic health information with sources outside their health system, according to a new report from ONC.  

The updated interim final rule, meant to offer providers and developers more flexibility as they respond to COVID-19, also pushes out health IT certification requirements.

Even as massive resources have been marshaled to quickly develop new tools, the pandemic still disproportionately affects the populations who may not have access to them.

Seamless shared health information can support patient transitions, from hospital discharge to outpatient follow-up care, signaling yet another potential advantage of telemedicine.

Verato CEO Mark LaRow discusses the challenges of finding more effective means of patient identity and matching – and describes how the company's referential matching technology can help.

From lean supply chain policies, to telehealth, and technology adoption — the pandemic is forcing the industry to take a hard look at the way it operates and scramble to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment.

Providers, certified IT developers and HIEs should "be on the lookout" for upcoming adjustments in certain timelines, said Deputy National Coordinator Steve Posnack.

ENOVACOM Patient Connect was “the obvious choice” for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust when it wanted to connect life-critical ventilators to the electronic patient record.

Its news Data Usability Workgroup will build implementation guides to help facilitate more useful health information exchange and more intuitive clinical workflows.