Healthcare IT Today June 16, 2023
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The following is a guest article by Don Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer at 1upHealth

Patients want the same modern computing experience in healthcare that they enjoy the rest of their lives to extend to our health and medical care. They want a modern consumer experience with ease of access, speed, availability, accuracy, and affordability. US healthcare is notorious for whiffing on the consumer experience, and it looks like we are about to miss another big opportunity to get things right if the current TEFCA plans stay mired in 90s tech.

The public comment period for the current TEFCA proposal closes on June 20th, and I encourage all of my health tech colleagues to consider submitting a letter. The following...

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HIE (Interoperability), Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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