E-health Record Interoperability “Remains A Challenge” – HHS Report
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In a report to Congress, the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology acknowledges that work still needs to be done in order for electronic health records to communicate with each other and realize the benefits of health information exchange.
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