10-29-2019, 11:55 PM
Once final, the proposed rules on interoperability released earlier this year by the ONC and CMS will create a new paradigm for health data management and governance in today’s healthcare organizations that is intended to improve interoperability and empower patients. During a recent webinar hosted by Health Data Management—Investing for the Future: The ONC & CMS Proposed Rules on Interoperability— Mark Fuchs, director of market research for Wolters Kluwer Health Language Solutions and Bob Hussey, founder and principal of RGH Health Consulting, LLC, explored the critical elements in the proposed rule and how they could impact payers, providers, and health IT vendors. They also reflected on the industry’s goals in advancing access to data and interoperability and the steps payers and providers can take to prepare and invest in their data today, all of which is summarized in Webinar Recap: Investing for the Future: The ONC and CMS Proposed Rules on Interoperability.