Interoperability

P2 FHIR Task Force and Da Vinci Project Highlighted at ONC Conference

By Jocelyn Keegan, Payer Practice Lead Recently, I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the annual meeting of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology …

Should Data Sharing and Interoperability be Linked to Medicare Participation?

By Michael Burger, Practice Lead, EHRs and EDI The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to know if the agency should revise the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP) …

What is TEFCA?

By Tony Schueth The 21st Century Cures Act contains a number of requirements aimed at improving interoperability in health care and information exchange. However, there is one that may have …

Experian and NCPDP Launch New Patient Identifier

By Keith Fisher, Senior Consultant Correctly identifying patients for diagnosis, treatment and billing across the fragmented healthcare ecosystem is a challenging task. Currently, there is no uniform or universal way …

Surescripts Unveils New Patient Record Locator Service

By Michael Burger, Senior Consultant Patients typically get care and treatment from many doctors and in many places, including physicians’ offices, hospitals, pharmacies and urgent care clinics. Doctors wish they …