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Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit ‘Attack on Interoperability’ in Motion to Dismiss

Health data company Health Gorilla filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Epic and several healthcare providers alleging inappropriate access to nearly 300,000 patient records. The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for national health data sharing, with Health Gorilla arguing the dispute should be handled through interoperability networks’ internal processes rather than in federal court.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech, Legal

Epic vs. Health Gorilla: Inside the Battle Over Who Controls Your Medical Records

Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla is less about one alleged data misuse scheme and more about a deeper fault line in healthcare interoperability: data can move faster than the rules governing it. Experts say this problem could force the industry to redefine the boundaries of access, accountability and trust in data sharing.

By Katie Adams

The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform

In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.

By David Cohen, Chief Product & Technology Officer, Greenway Health

Startups Health Tech,

What Does HHS’ Restructuring Mean for Interoperability In Healthcare?

Experts say the fallout from HHS’ restructuring could set public health efforts back by decades by dismantling critical infrastructure. It’s also important to note that these changes cast serious doubt on the future of interoperability, pointed out Jason Prestinario, CEO of data platform Particle Health.

By Katie Adams

MedCity Influencers

Increasing Efficiency and Reimbursements with Clearinghouses

Clearinghouses are just one great example of how the enhanced exchange of healthcare data can increase efficiency for healthcare providers and the greater healthcare community.

By Nate Kelly

Health Tech

What’s Included In HHS’ New Interoperability Proposal?

This week, HHS issued its HTI-2 proposal — a new proposed rule to improve healthcare data sharing among providers, payers, patients and public health organizations. It comes just seven months after HHS issued its HTI-1 rule.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Why One Healthcare Exec Is Optimistic About the ONC’s New Info Sharing Rule

Jill DeGraff, B.well Connected Health’s senior vice president of regulatory, believes the ONC’s new HTI-1 rule is a step in the right direction that will improve data exchange for providers, health tech vendors and patients. She applauded the rule for preserving TEFCA as a voluntary framework and for establishing FHIR-based interoperability as the industry’s de facto standard.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Health IT Firms Could Be Fined Up to $1M for Info Blocking Starting 9/1

Beginning September 1, HHS’ Office of the Inspector General will begin enforcing the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. EHR vendors are the entities that are most at risk of being fined — they could face penalties up to $1 million.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Anti-Information Blocking Fines Are Coming Later This Summer — Here’s What You Need to Know

The OIG recently added some teeth to the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties, including fines of up to $1 million for health IT companies found blocking the electronic flow of health data. Interoperability expert Troy Bannister said that these fines are a good starting point for ensuring greater interoperability, but he isn’t too sure the OIG will be able to effectively enforce them.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech

Report: Majority of Top Health Systems are Spending More on Interoperability This Year

More than half of technology leaders at the country’s top 50 health systems by net patient revenue said they’re investing more money into interoperability initiatives in 2023 than they did last year, according to a new report. Participating in health information exchanges is a key way that health systems strengthen their interoperability strategy.

By Katie Adams

Health Tech, MedCity Influencers, Hospitals

5 steps to push healthcare tech innovation now that data interoperability is here

New Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) regulations promote innovation, interoperability and the free flow of data. Americans have demanded more transparency in healthcare for decades, and finally, there are governing bodies in place to support it.

By Shawna Koch Mishael

MedCity Influencers, Opinion

What payers need to know about CMS’ Payer-to-Payer Data Exchange requirement

As plans struggle to decide how to comply with a badly-worded portion of the final rule on interoperability, they should be thinking about the broader changes at work and whether their choices now prepare them for the world ahead.

By Jay Sultan

Health IT

ONC’s new interoperability standards support SDOH, sexual orientation data

The ONC has released the new version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability, a set of standards to enable seamless data exchange nationwide. The updated set includes standards for exchanging data related to social determinants of health, sexual orientation and gender identity.

By Anuja Vaidya

Health IT

Interoperability has to move from data exchange to data management

Healthcare interoperability is evolving, but it is not keeping pace with industry needs. New federal and state policies, as well as advancements in technology, that focus on data management will be needed to push interoperability forward.

By Anuja Vaidya

Health Tech, Health IT, Telemedicine

How digital health startups are staying competitive in a fast-growing arena

In an increasingly crowded landscape, digital health startups must figure out what sets them apart. Three startup leaders shared what differentiates their companies from the competition at this year's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

By Anuja Vaidya

MedCity Influencers, Health IT

Faster health data exchange starts with addressing health IT’s control concerns

This outbreak has shown us that we need to be much faster, more nimble and better prepared to confidently share health data across organizations.

By Michael Oltman