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HHS STAR HIE Program Funds 5 Organizations To Improve Interoperability

Electronic Health Reporter

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that five cooperative agreements to health information exchange organizations (HIEs) to help support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to […].

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

Buckle also shares her experience at the Interop Showcase and details of the recent CommonWell FHIR Connectathon where CommonWell members leveraged FHIR to improve interoperability. FHIR, the API for automated data sharing, is mature and being adopted. This more recent standard makes trust automatable as well.

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HIE Future is bright - single connection to hub

Healthcare Exchange Standards

The next item on the HIE Future is Bright list is movement from "Multiple Point-to-Point Connections" to "Single Connection to Hub". In the case of most HIE traffic today it is for the PurposeOfUse of "Treatment". Very minor mention of FHIR. This change is purely administrative, but is still significant.

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

Healthcare IT Today

Less fragmented health data. healthpolicyvalentines @ONC_HealthIT — Grace Vinton (@HITeaWithGrace) February 11, 2024 Roses are red, Violets are blue, I went to the CHPL, & found a FHIR endpoint for you! Telephone lines to HIEs, to @CarequalityNet & QHINs. What does that mean for patients?

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Bonus Features – March 5, 2023 – Two-thirds of patients connect with regular docs when they need medical care when traveling, half of clinical workflow automation users plan to expand their use, and more

Healthcare IT Today

News and Research With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to end on May 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed restrictions on the remote prescription of controlled substances , with only buprenorphine and Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled medications available via telemedicine, and available only in 30-day supplies.

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie sees development of open APIs, of FHIR, to be positive, but not yet the dominant reality, in terms of widespread adoption and use. Some CHIME members are leveraging FHIR today, but not all are doing it as robustly as possible. Health Care Law and Consulting. She notes that “The CIO’s battle cry is ‘Standards!’”

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Leslie Krigstein of CHIME on Health IT Challenges and Opportunities – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

Leslie sees development of open APIs, of FHIR, to be positive, but not yet the dominant reality, in terms of widespread adoption and use. Some CHIME members are leveraging FHIR today, but not all are doing it as robustly as possible. She notes that “The CIO’s battle cry is ‘Standards!’”