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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is soliciting public feedback about longer-term health interoperability outcomes.

Photo: John Fedele/Getty Images The 21st Century Cures Act rules around interoperability and information blocking have been in effect for more than a month, but healthcare provider organizations are still facing challenges complying with them, or even understanding them. Many are leaning on their electronic health record vendors and even outside consultants for help. WHY IT MATTERS That's according to a new report from KLAS that surveyed a small sampling of health system execs to see how they're faring with the rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, which took effec...

May 11, 2021 Those flimsy, wallet-sized pieces of paper that detail the type, size, and location of the stent implanted? After roughly 4 years after device implantation, just under half of patients still carry their stent card, according to a new study. And even among those diligent card-carrying members of the coronary stent club, patients had very little knowledge about the device propping open their arteries. In fact, only 17% of patients with a stent card were able to correctly identify the date of the procedure, the vessel stented, and the type of stent they received, say researchers. F...

Providers fear HIPAA changes conflict with interoperability, info blocking rules Modern Healthcare Illustration / Getty Images Providers, patient advocates and app developers broadly support a Trump-era rule that would make it easier to share patient health information, but they remain divided over how far the changes should go and concerned about inconsistencies across regulations, according to comments on the proposed rule due Thursday. Hospitals and medical groups said that easing the exchange of health information and allowing patients greater access to and control of their health records...

HHAeXchange Forms New Provider Experience Team to Support Expanding Payer Business and Enhance Provider Onboarding Share Article Led by EVV Implementation expert Christie Watson, the Provider Experience team will support the rapid growth of the Company’s payer business. The creation of the Provider Experience team under Watson will enable the Company to accelerate provider onboarding and adoption as well as foster increased collaboration between payers and providers using HHAeXchange’s EVV platform. NEW YORK (PRWEB) May 04, 2...