Attendees at HIMSS24 next week can discuss health information exchange issues with the daylong HIE & Interoperability Forum taking place on Monday, March 11, in Orlando.
Hosted by HIMSS Senior Director of Connected Health Rob Havasy, this year’s forum has several key focuses. Among them: The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreements (TEFCA), which aims to establish a common agreement for sharing electronic health information across different health information networks.
Of particular importance is the anticipated arrival of the Qualified Health Information Network, or QHIN. The forum will delve into the functions of these networks within their framework and methods of information exchange, aiming to equip participants with the necessary knowledge to integrate this new model of information exchange into their activities.
Key sessions include discussions on the evolution of interoperability, navigating the QHIN maze, understanding data usability and certification, and exploring the role of AI in care interoperability health.
Across eight individual forum sessions, attendees will gain insights from key leaders and experts to effectively navigate the changing interoperability landscape.
Mariann Yeager, Executive Director at Sequoia Project, TEFCA’s accredited coordinator, began the forum with a discussion of where the industry is on its journey toward interoperability.
Yeager will delve into the historical timeline of healthcare interoperability, analyze the key moments that have shaped its current landscape, and evaluate QHIN’s role in exchanging healthcare data. health care, especially in the context of the 21st Century CURES Act.
Attendees can also expect a comprehensive overview of healthcare interoperability by distinguishing between networks and frameworks, and exploring the historical aspects that have influenced healthcare interoperability. its development over time.
Holly Miller, chief medical officer at MedAllies, will lead a panel discussion exploring coexisting challenges, technological change, and uncertainties related to new interoperability frameworks health care.
Panelists will analyze proposed strategies to improve health data interoperability in this evolving environment and take into account perspectives from clinical providers and stakeholders other.
The role of artificial intelligence in interoperability took center stage in a four-person panel discussion moderated by Michael Marchant, director of interoperability and innovation at the University of California Davis Health.
Leveraging real-world scenarios, panelists, including Alexander Ding, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Medical Association, will offer insights on maximizing the benefits of AI for interoperability and HIE while maintaining ethical standards and patient confidentiality.
The forum will conclude with a talk by Ryan Howells, principal at Leavitt Partners, who will give attendees a look at the future of interoperability in the next decade, including APIs, applications and ( you guessed it) AI.
While the past 15 years have been focused on digitizing healthcare data, the next decade will prioritize turning data into action through APIs, third-party applications, and AI-based insights. Howells will explore how ONC and CMS policies, along with private sector efforts like the CARIN Alliance and FHIR accelerator programs, are advancing digital health.
The focus will be on how TEFCA, CMS and ONC interoperability rules and FHIR accelerators drive interoperability and innovation, and how open standards can be leveraged to jump-start data strategies. focuses on the consumer.
HIMSS24 is scheduled to take place March 11-15 in Orlando. Learn more and register.
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