MedCity News December 3, 2020
New interoperability rules hold promise in making it easier for patients to access and share their health data. But there’s still a long way to go on the road to interoperability.
If anything, the pandemic has emphasized the need for the seamless exchange of health records. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services passed sweeping rules to improve interoperability and give patients better access to their records. But what is the current state of interoperability in the U.S.?
Three experts will address this in a panel discussion at MedCity’s INVEST Precision Medicine conference, which is open to the public.
There’s plenty of progress to be made. As of 2018, only half of hospitals were considered “interoperable,” meaning...