Original Article by www.healthcareitnews.com Posted on March 31, 2021 by Mike Miliard InterOp.Community – a joint project of the Interoperability Institute, IHE USA, Interopion and Red Hat – aims to advance health information sharing via open platforms and open source software. A quartet of interoperability standards groups and technology developers are joining forces to encourage [...]

Original Article by www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com Posted on February 15, 2021 by Jared Kaltwasser Enforcement of rules to encourage the freer flow of healthcare data were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now scheduled to go into effect this year. Perhaps no industry better straddles the dichotomy between cutting-edge technology and inefficient obsolete devices than [...]

Original Article by www.hitconsultant.net Posted on December 7, 2020 by by Shanti Wilson, Consultant, Freed Associates As if 2020 couldn’t be any more challenging for healthcare providers, new federal rules on interoperability and patient access, granting patients direct access to their healthcare data, begin taking effect in 2021 and will continue into 2022. These rules, [...]

Original Article by www.tigerconnect.com Vendors, Health IT businesses realize interoperability is key requirement for providers. One of the most significant requirements in providing high-quality care also is one of the most difficult to achieve — true interoperability between healthcare providers, systems, technology and the healthcare information each of these parties needs to achieve their respective [...]

Original Article by Jessica Kent, www.healthitanalytics.com July 31, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed healthcare to engage in data sharing and research partnerships, facilitating new strategies that many hope will endure after the crisis subsides. When one considers the healthcare industry, it’s easy to picture the entire ecosystem existing as one massive, cohesive machine – [...]