The Path to Healthcare Interoperability

There's a lot happening on the healthcare interoperability front:

HIMSS has released a new definition for interoperability
The CMS proposed rule is stacked with interesting use cases and is highly focused on making data available to patients.
The ONC proposed rule attempts to address data blocking.
Both proposed rules promote FHIR APIs.
Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) Model provides a business context for interoperability with a focus on outcomes.

Don and Shahid discuss each of these and pull out the actionable threads. This conversation sets up the next several episodes where we'll identify the opportunities that are being created and share ideas on how you can capitalize on them.

Related and/or mentioned on the show:

TEFCA, Interoperability, and an Industry’s Unreasonable Expectations Unlike the recent CMS and ONC proposed rules, TEFCA lacks clarity and has no teeth.

The Regional HIE Should be Your First Stop for Interop A quick read that'll give you a better sense for my stance on interoperability.

CDS Hooks - This specification describes a "hook"-based pattern for invoking decision support from within a clinician's workflow.

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