Interoperability

<p>Hospitals can adapt by rolling out FHIR APIs for patient access, says ZeOmega associate VP of interoperability strategy Michael Gould and VP of advanced analytics Pravin Pant.</p>

If a healthcare provider is out of compliance with CMS requirements, OIG may refer the matter to CMS.

<p>Azalea's API Marketplace is a plug and play FHIR framework that can be scaled for smaller organizations, says Nathan Shepard, the company's VP of product.</p> <p> </p>

<p>For Medicare Advantage audits, there must be evidence in the medical documentation to support the billing codes, says David Lareau, CEO of Medicomp Systems.</p>

<p>It's important to get data from remote patient monitoring and telemedicine in front of the physician, says Dr. Laura Purdy, a physician licensed in all 50 states, a telemedicine and digital health expert.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Lisa Stephenson, chair of the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee and CNIO at Houston Methodist, says nurses need to move beyond culling data from the EHR to a bigger picture that includes interoperability and health equity.</p> <p> </p>

<p>One health record connects a fragmented health system where disparities are an issue, says Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service.</p>

<p>Having more digital information does not solve the core problem of matching patients to their correct records, says Gregg Church, president of 4medica.</p> <p> </p>

<p>HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force serves as an information conduit for 57 chapters nationwide on issues such as health equity, says Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair.</p>

<p>Dr. Brian Lein, DHA assistant director of healthcare administration, said one system now covers every patient – about 2.7 million beneficiaries.</p> <p> </p>