Patients, providers, and innovators all benefit from secure, trusted, nationwide data exchange. But this trust cannot sustain itself on fragmented governance or competitive enforcement dynamics.
The industry needs a framework that can translate clinical nuance into a consistent, trusted representation across systems and use cases.
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
CMS is rolling out its health tech ecosystem initiative with a new Medicare app library that functions like a healthcare “App Store,” aiming to make patient data more portable and accessible across vetted digital health apps.
GuardDog Telehealth admitted it misrepresented its services to access patients’ health information, marking the first major concession in Epic’s lawsuit against Health Gorilla and other defendants accused of exploiting interoperability networks. The broader case is still ongoing.
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.
Healthcare cannot achieve its goals for quality, equity, and value without breaking down the persistent barriers that keep critical information siloed across sectors.
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