Interoperability
Challenges, successes and what clinicians really need from EMRs.
VHA clinicians face challenges accessing certain electronic health data they need for effective care coordination, which can jeopardize veterans' health outcomes, according to a new report from the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.
The company is the first electronic health record provider used in both the human services and post-acute care markets to join the health data exchange framework. There are now 10 Qualified Health Information Networks, says HHS.
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Enhanced interoperability will support the Malaysian health system to meet its ageing population's demand for more care, says InterSystems APAC managing director Luciano Brustia.
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At HIMSS25 Europe's Interoperability Showcase, organizations exhibit AI-powered technologies that enable patient data to be shared between mobile apps, smart devices and EMR systems before, during and after hospital stay.
WEDI applauded the pledge made by 60 organizations, including 11 health systems and 5 payers.
ASTP/ONC issued three health IT certification criteria related to drug cost transparency and prior authorizations initially proposed in the HTI-2 draft rule, including aligning with certain CMS interoperability requirements.
University of Oslo professor Anne Moen expects that Gravitate Health's tool, which surfaces medication safety data for patients, will eventually be incorporated in multiple languages into national health systems.
Sweden's digital literacy is an asset in transitioning to the European Health Data Space, but the Swedish eHealth Agency's Gunilla Nordlöf believes success depends on building public trust and communicating the value of sharing data.
The Trump administration initiative brings together Big Tech, health IT vendors, and provider and payer systems in an API-powered effort to give patients greater control over their health data. Some have questions about privacy.

