Interoperability

Also, the ADHA has enabled the FHIR-based integration of CIS with Provider Connect Australia.

Lyle McMillin, principal product manager at Hyland, explains how a vendor partner focused on following interoperability standards can help providers work with partner organizations to improve their data exchange.  

Marilee Benson, president and cofounder of Zen Healthcare IT, talks about how the company's interoperability product enables AI tools to access healthcare data needed for use cases such as identifying patients for clinical trials.  

Patient advocate Dave deBronkart believes interoperability advances could soon enable everyone to carry International Patient Summary QR codes with their own health data that could be scanned into EHRs in case of emergency.  

SVP of advanced analytics Pravin Pant and associate VP of interoperability strategy Michael Gould, both at ZeOmega, discuss how providers should adopt FHIR standards to achieve TEFCA compliance and enable easier data sharing with payers.  

Dr. Harm Scherpbier, HealthShare Exchange CMIO, describes how the company's platform connects practices, payers and ACOs, allowing them to share patients’ data in real time across facilities to coordinate care seamlessly.  

The ONC's new rules could include advancements around public health IT certification requirements, electronic prior authorization, patient engagement tools and refinement to info blocking rules, says Sean Sullivan, a partner at Alston & Bird.  

Scott Stuewe, DirectTrust president and CEO, discusses the company’s health app program to support stakeholders within the FHIR ecosystem and how it allows companies to exchange information securely through direct, secure messaging.   

Also, Optiscan is working with Mayo Clinic to develop a digital endomicroscopic imaging system for robotic surgery.

Dr. John Blair, CEO, MedAllies, discusses how TEFCA's interoperability framework can help bring social determinants of health data from community organizations like food pantries into patients’ records for a more complete view of their health.