MedPage Today September 12, 2025
Medical groups applaud federal initiative
Reaction is generally positive to a federal initiative aimed at increasing electronic health record (EHR) interoperability and giving patients and providers quicker access to information about visits.
The voluntary initiative, announced on July 30, would require all participating EHR companies to connect directly to national data-sharing networks approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the American Medical Association (AMA) noted in a Sept. 5 statement. “These systems must now deliver real-time, full patient information, including clinical notes, images, and medication lists that physicians actually use in care, rather than the basic data fields that are now available.”
EHR companies that have agreed to participate in the initiative include Epic, Amazon, eClinicalWorks, Oracle...
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