Interoperability
Exec says the ability to share information and integrate with population health tools will help to drive change in the health and wellbeing of the patients.
Congress has continually railed on the Veterans’ Affairs EHR for being outdated, but its users say the platform is fast, secure and gets the job done.
A directive to HHS calls for a national standard on how patients are matched with their health records.
Craig Richardville said the holy grail of widespread health information exchange will begin maturing quickly in a shorter period of time than many people expect.
Hospitals that plug into the Verato Universal MPI can reconcile patient records even with other providers, the vendor said.
Leaders are intrigued by the digital ledger technology's potential, but intrigue alone won’t get it past regulations.
New KLAS market share report also shows athenahealth hospital clients more than doubled in 2016.
But Intermountain CIO says the federal agency should focus on standards first.
New framework aims to track usage data on standardized data exchange progress.
More healthcare providers are signing on to HIE initiatives, there are more EHR transactions and more states covered as connectivity expands for both.