HealthLeaders Media December 28, 2022
In a lengthy interview with HealthLeaders, ONC Chief Micky Tripathi says simplified data exchange will benefit providers, patients, and even public health.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Although EHR vendors must support FHIR APIs at end of 2022, providers aren’t required immediately to upgrade to the latest software versions that support them.
However, by the end of the third quarter of 2023, providers need to be running those software versions to participate in CMS payment rules.
The ONC has received more than 500 information blocking complaints, but “in theory,” the OIG cannot yet enforce the rules, having not yet published its own final rules.
Federal rules state that certified EHRs must support the standard FHIR application programming interfaces (APIs) by the end of...