Data Points: Data exchange still a struggle 10 years after HITECH Act
Modern Healthcare February 9, 2019
Feb. 17 marks the 10th anniversary of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act being signed into law. HITECH ushered in the term meaningful use (which has given way to “promoting interoperability”) and authorized the CMS to spend billions to reward providers for adopting certified EHR systems. Despite much progress,...