Becker's Healthcare May 8, 2019
Jackie Drees

CMS Administrator Seema Verma kicked off a campaign on Twitter to encourage people to share their personal experiences with health information interoperability.

Individuals interested in sharing their stories can use the hashtag #ItsMyMedicalRecord on social media or email CMS directly, Ms. Verma wrote in a May 6 tweet. Through the initiative, the agency aims to receive feedback on individuals’ experiences transferring their electronic health data between physicians, health insurers and specialists.

“At CMS we’re working to drive our healthcare system toward greater...

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Topics: CMS, Cures Act, Employer, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Insurance, ONC, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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