We talk a lot about sharing data and how it will improve patient outcomes and interoperability, but do we talk enough about how to do it safely? Most of the data that we are…
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There are a lot of components to consider and talk about in regards to interoperability and data sharing. The inventive ideas and possibilities of where it can go and what it could do, the…
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While having different choices and options is an important part of life, some levels of standardization are easier, if not necessary. For example, we all have a favorite gas station based on where we…
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High-quality, reliable data is crucial to getting most things done in healthcare, especially for healthcare interoperability. However, having the data alone isn’t enough – we need to be able to share our data between…
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Many of us look forward to digital interactions in health care that work as simply as a retail sale or airline reservation. Don Rucker, MD, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, shows us in this…
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Many of us look forward to digital interactions in health care that work as simply as a retail sale or airline reservation. Don Rucker, MD, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, shows us in this…
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Don Rucker, MD – Chief Strategy Officer, 1upHealth
CMS and Medicare are trying to change the dynamics of American healthcare. No need to rehash the well-known issues but what is new is the change in…
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The world of healthcare is constantly changing – both in terms of our tools and inventions and in how we approach things and where our priorities are at. But we also know that being…
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Last week, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) finally went live.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has been working to launch TEFCA for the better half of…
Dr. Donald Rucker, former national coordinator for health IT and current chief strategy officer for 1upHealth, spoke to HIMSSCast recently to offer his perspective on some key interoperability policies and trends. Hear what the…
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