ONC Brief Reveals Current State of Hospital Data Interoperability
HIT Consultant May 22, 2024
What You Should Know:
– A new report by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) examines the current state of electronic health information exchange among hospitals in the United States. The findings reveal progress in interoperability but also highlight areas where improvement is needed.
– In addition, this brief describes the breadth of electronic information exchange between hospitals and other providers across the care continuum and focuses on how often clinicians in these hospitals routinely use this information at the point of care.
Key Takeaways
- Increased Interoperability: The percentage of hospitals routinely engaging in all four domains of interoperable exchange (send, receive, find, and integrate) has grown significantly since 2018, rising from...