Healthcare information interoperability has been in the news a lot in 2017. This fall the Acumen blog featured a 3-part series by Eddie Hedrick reviewing the interoperability landscape. Eddie’s … [Read more...]
Consumer-Directed Exchange: The Empowered Patient
Even before the health care industry achieved real, practical interoperability between providers, a new paradigm is emerging. Currently health care data is provider-centric and interoperability is … [Read more...]
Interoperability Challenges—and Potential Solutions
In a previous post from a few weeks ago, I highlighted a gap in the nation’s ability to achieve real interoperability despite tremendous advances in the development and adoption of transactional … [Read more...]
The Interoperability Gap
The first-known use of the term "Interoperability" according to Merriam-Webster was in 1965. Interestingly, other first-known-use terms from that year include: "Pseudosophistication"—false or … [Read more...]
The HITECH Act: Then, and Now
Can you believe it? Fall officially begins this Friday! The football season is underway, the leaves will soon change colors, and before you know it, the College Hoops season will begin! It is hard to … [Read more...]
MACRA: The Lesser of 2 Evils?
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending our annual Fresenius Medical Care Medical Directors meeting. The meeting was well attended and the participants were actively engaged. The MACRA … [Read more...]
Advancing Care Information: ONC 2014 vs 2015 Edition EHRs
Diana Strubler takes a break from the weekly blog recap to talk about reporting on the ACI portion of MIPS in 2017 versus 2018. Watch her video below. … [Read more...]
