Urology Times January 15, 2024
Lisa Taylor

“Without interoperability, electronic insurance billing would be nearly impossible. Insurance payers, healthcare providers and claim clearinghouses all rely on interoperability at their core,” writes Lisa Taylor.

The 21st Century Cures Act raised the importance of healthcare interoperability to the forefront of many organizations. This legislation provided strict penalties to any organization that was not ensuring the exchange of patient data or found to be “information blocking”- which is potentially any practice that may interfere with the use, access and exchange of electronic health information.

Electronic Health Information (EHI) is defined as the electronic protected health information (ePHI) in a designated record as defined by HIPAA regulations, regardless of whether the records are used or maintained by or for a covered...

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Topics: Cures Act, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Technology
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