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Privacy and Security Considerations for the use of Open APIs for Patient Directed Exchange.

Healthcare Exchange Standards

I have the great honor to be hosting a panel discussion in Washington DC as part of the Office of the National Coordinator's 2nd Interoperability Forum. Data-Tagging? This event is, next week, August 6-8. My panel is scheduled for the afternoon of August 7th, from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. I do expect there is still some standards needed.

FHIR 49
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Healthcare is broken. Electronic prior authorization might be the first step in fixing it.

Redox

Many of us have experienced a prior authorization (PA) process – when a doctor requests approval from a health insurance company before providing a medical service or treatment. According to the 2020 CAQH index , PA is the single largest expense for the healthcare industry with a total price tag estimated at about $767 million annually.