Our country has invested billions of dollars to transform the healthcare industry so it can meet the demands of a digital future. With more than 96% of hospitals and 78% of physicians offices using electronic health records (EHRs), modern interoperability...
Information Blocking Rule Turns Two: Successes, Struggles, and What’s Next?
By: Cristina Spears, Marketing Manager October 6th, 2024, Marks the two-year anniversary of the information blocking rule (IBR). Patients have never had this degree of access and control over their medical records! In the history of U.S. healthcare, a patient’s...
Access and Use of Electronic Health Information by Individuals with Cancer: 2020-2022
For cancer patients and cancer survivors, accessing medical records via patient portals can be critical to their treatment and long-term health. With the White House reaffirming their commitment to enhancing patient navigation in cancer care, a new study by the...
HHS proposal would require health IT contractors to meet data exchange standards
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule which would require providers and health plans that contract with the department to use HHS data exchange standards. The proposed rule aligns with the overarching objective of...
If the Saga Between Particle Health & Epic Was a Basketball Game
By: Darren Whitt, Senior Director, Business Development Maybe it’s because I’d been watching a lot of the NCAA basketball tournament when the news about Particle Health and Epic broke, but the dispute kind of reminds me of a basketball game. Epic...
Interoperable Exchange of Patient Health Information Among U.S. Hospitals: 2023
Seamless and interoperable information exchange across healthcare organizations is crucial for providing clinicians with timely and relevant patient information, essential for their decision-making. ONC has tracked hospitals' overall engagement in the four domains of interoperable exchange since 2014 to examine...
FHIR R4 and USCDI: What’s the current state; what mandated changes are coming next
By: Steve Emery, Senior Director of Product Management The current state of electronic health records (EHR) standards always comes up when Greenlight speaks with customers and prospects. It makes sense that they want to be sure their data will comply...
Provider Obligations For Patient Portals Under The 21st Century Cures Act
When Congress prohibited “information blocking” under the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, it made no reference to patient portals, the websites through which many healthcare providers share clinical information with their patients. Similarly, the word “portal” does not appear once in...