Interoperability
The AHA April 13 provided comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Draft Version 7, a standardized set of data elements that are intended to support nationwide interoperable electronic data exchange.
The USCDI v7 proposals include 30 new and revised elements, demonstrating ONC’s commitment to continually updating elements to keep pace with clinical, technology and policy changes.
The buzz word for the first day of the 2026 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference and Exhibition was “thriving.”
The AHA March 16 responded to a request for information on diagnostic imaging interoperability from the Assistant Secretary for Health Information Technology/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The AHA applauds ASTP/ONC for seeking feedback on mechanisms to support the transition from physical media to electronic exchange and on ways the agency’s standards and certification criteria may be updated to better support the access, exchange and use of imaging data.
In this Leadership Scan, hospital, EMS and health information leaders will explore why connected EMS-hospital intelligence is essential to modern operations.
The American Hospital Association provides comment on the “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule.
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a proposed rule on Dec. 29, 2025, updating its Health Data, Technology and Interoperability (HTI) rules, referring to the proposal as HTI-5, as it is the fifth…
A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazer report, Connected for Care: How Interoperability Strengthens Trauma Response and Recovery, examines how hospitals and state agencies can improve interoperability between EMS electronic patient care reports (ePCRs) and hospital electronic health records (EHRs).
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a request for information Jan. 29 on the potential adoption of diagnostic imaging interoperability standards for health IT under ONC’s Health IT Certification Program.