Bloomberg April 30, 2018
Health-care policy makers have dreamed about a seamless health-care data exchange network for years, envisioning medical records that are instantly accessible to both patients and doctors. The stars seem to be aligning for full-on data exchange thanks to a recent proposal from Medicare, but providers are still worried that the burdens are too high.
Medicare’s proposal, part of the proposed fiscal year 2019 inpatient prospective payment system rule, would overhaul an existing electronic health records incentive program to focus on supporting health-care data exchange, also known as interoperability. More effective use of electronic health records could speed up overall health-care data exchange.
The proposal is a start, but it doesn’t include enough changes to have a major impact on reducing...
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