Interoperability

Impacted payers need to send prior authorization decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven days for standard requests. 

The last mile is ensuring the data is being used for patient care, says Dr. Holly Miller, CMO at MedAllies, who also works on the Sequoia Project's Data Usability Taking Root initiative.  

The Digital Health Indicator is a good assessment to know what’s been achieved and what needs improvement, says Dr. Chien-Tzung Chen, superintendent of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.  

Taiwan has a single payment insurance system and pay-for-performance, but the challenges of interoperability and measuring outcomes remain, says Dr. I-Rue Lai, vice superintendent at National Taiwan University Hospital.  

HHS released information blocking proposed rule with monetary disincentives to increase electronic health information sharing.

Having a central repository for consent would promote both interoperability and health equity, says Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute.  

Quy Vo-Reinhard, dHealth Foundation director and cofounder, said a focus on education is critical to address key challenges such as interoperability, secure health records and blockchain-enabled EHRs.  

Dr. Ben Zaniello, chief medical officer of PointClickCare, explains three pathways to consider to achieve whole person care and shares his personal experiences engaging SDOH on post-acute care coordination.

TEFCA implementation and FHIR standards need to address effectiveness and expense issues, say FAST cochairs Deepak Sadagopan and Duncan Weatherston.

As chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, the former national coordinator for health IT and interoperability guru gets a lot of feedback from industry stakeholders. Here are some of the questions, comments and concerns he's hearing.