This Viewpoint lays out policy priorities for advancing the digital transformation of US health information systems, including funding of infrastructure and enf
Feb 19, 2021 8:05am
In March 2020, the Trump administration released widely anticipated rules that prohibit information sharing and will change how providers, insurers and patients exchange health data. (everythingpossible/GettyImages)
New data-sharing regulations will soon go into effect that lay the groundwork for patients to have easier access to their health information.
When will patients start to see the benefits of these new mandates?
New federal health IT leader Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., believes it s already happening. A lot more is happening behind the scenes that benefit patients that they don’t appreciate. Think about information flowing through networks today: a lot of that does benefit patients, Tripathi, the new national coordinator for health IT, said Thursday during a virtual fireside chat as part of Health Datapalooza.
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DirectTrust announced this week that there were 719 million Direct Secure Messages sent and received this past year, bringing the total number of transactions since the nonprofit began tracking them in 2014 up past 2.1 billion at the end of 2020.
The nonprofit healthcare alliance created to support electronic exchanges of protected health information among provider organizations, and between providers and patients, reported that more than 265 million Direct Secure Messages were sent and received between DirectTrust addresses in the fourth quarter alone. Notably, it took five and a half years for the number of Direct Secure Messages exchanged to reach one billion, and just 18 months to surpass two billion, said Scott Stuewe, DirectTrust president and CEO, in a statement.
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