Fierce Health Technology September 8, 2020
Before COVID-19, the healthcare industry was moving toward interoperability, both on its own accord and driven by new rules issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The arrival and spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. precipitated incredible challenges for and changes to how we manage patient care and share patient information. Yet the adoption and innovation of health IT didn’t slow down. It accelerated.
Over the past few months, stakeholders across the industry recognized how health IT tools could alleviate problems created or exacerbated by the global pandemic. In fact, during this time, providers have surpassed adoption milestones in various health IT solutions like telehealth, electronic...