Fierce Healthcare November 30, 2017
Smartphones are a key target for ONC to get medical data in the hands of patients, Rucker said during ONC’s annual meeting.
Patient access to medical records will be central focus in the federal government’s quest to improve health IT usability and interoperability, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s top official.
During his opening remarks at ONC’s annual meeting on Thursday, National Coordinator Donald Rucker, M.D., said patients are a “massive use case” for achieving interoperability, which remains a key priority for the agency. Part of that effort requires policymakers to figure out exactly what interfaces and tools will promote engagement and allow patients to easily bring their data to different providers.
“The smartphone is...
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