AHIP April 13, 2021
Interoperability & the Future of Healthcare Data & Decisions
BACKGROUND
With the introduction of HIPAA in 1996, interoperability has often taken center stage in the healthcare arena. Amid new Federal regulatory requirements and an unprecedented global pandemic, the importance of the industry’s journey to achieve a truly interoperable and connected healthcare delivery system that supports improved patient care and quality outcomes has never been clearer.
Payers and providers have been working together for years, alongside healthcare interoperability collaboratives such as The DaVinci Project, CARIN Alliance, CommonWell Health Alliance, Carequality and The Sequoia Project, on the most effective ways to collect and share data. However, payers are now facing new Federal mandates to exchange claims and clinical data with members and...