Becker's Healthcare March 12, 2021
HHS’ new interoperability rules will go into effect April 5, but health IT departments at hospitals across the nation are unsure how smoothly their compliance processes will go.
Below, four CIOs and one chief medical information officer from health systems around the country predict possible challenges that could present themselves once the rules go into effect.
Editor’s note: Responses have been edited lightly for clarity and style.
Julie Hollberg, MD. Chief Medical Information Officer at Emory Healthcare (Atlanta). I think the most challenging piece is going to be if and when we are asked for large amounts of data from other agents. Emory started practicing open notes and releasing all clinical documentation improvement elements last fall. We want our patients...