POLITICO unveils claims of health information blocking in CMS emails

Thu, 7/21/2016 - 8:44amCorepoint Health0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: "UA-317164-6"}; Read the full article at: www.politico.com More than two dozen emails that POLITICO obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reveal in excruciating detail the variety of roadblocks — some possibly incidental, others intentional — that frustrate transmission of health data and thereby health care delivery. The emails come from an account CMS set up last June to solicit feedback on blocking. “We would like to hear about every example — small, medium, large — when someone is getting in the way of interoperability,” Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt declared at the annual HIMSS meeting. Thanks to POLITICO for obtaining the emails sent to the CMS about health data blocking. It appears many of the complaints are aimed at the various interfacing fees EHRs charge customers. Building and connnecting interfaces requires work, so it's not entirely fair to expect EHRs to offer this service for free; however, a standardized and more transparent dialogue between vendors and their customers about interfacing costs should be releaved prior to contracts being finalized. One of the largest obstacles in creating a value-based system is the current siloed and dispersed nature of integrated hospital IT applications and the myriad sources of patient data at each facility. Regardless of ...
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