EHR Intelligence March 8, 2021
The ONC final interoperability rule should trigger API utilization and standardization.
Current application programming interfaces (APIs) need increased standardization and tools to expand use in research and data extraction, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Researcher Perspectives on APIs report.
Specifically, ONC said there needs to be more standardization and improved tools for configuring, extracting, and mapping data across separate healthcare organizations. Researchers also need to be more aware of and educated about Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) and FHIR Bulk Data Access APIs to utilize full API potential, ONC recommended.
While the ONC final interoperability rule eradicates information blocking, it also calls on medical providers and device developers to promote patient data...
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