Interoperability

HTI-1 in 2027 and What Your Practice Should Check in Its EHR HTI-1 is no longer a future EHR update. Its certification deadlines have passed, and the last grace period for developers closed on February 28, 2026 – extended from the original January 1, 2026 date after the October-November 2025 government shutdown disrupted ONC’s testing…

How to Secure Healthcare APIs and Protect Patient Data as Interoperability Grows Your EHR talks to more systems today than ever before. Labs send results in, pharmacies sync prescriptions, patient apps pull records from several hospitals at once, and wearables push data straight into the chart. All of this runs on healthcare APIs, the digital…

Why Your EHR Systems Still Can’t Talk to Each Other (And What That Costs Your Practice Every Day) Your patient had a cardiac event six months ago. They were admitted to a hospital across town, put on a new medication, and had three imaging studies done. Today they are sitting in your exam room. You…

Compare TEFCA and CMS Networks Before You Commit Healthcare interoperability is entering a decisive phase. After years of fragmented data exchange, the U.S. health system is moving towards national frameworks designed to make patient information accessible across providers, payers, and digital platforms.  Two major initiatives now dominate the conversation:  Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement…

Using The Provider Access API To Eliminate Eligibility Bottlenecks Imagine a patient, walking into a clinic, all ready for his appointment. The clinical team, well prepared as well. The schedule is full, everything is moving smoothly until insurance eligibility brings it to a halt.  The front desk switches between payer portals. A phone call goes…

CMS-0057-F Readiness: What Your Clinic Needs Ready by January 2027 Updated October 2026: The operational requirements below — faster decisions, clear denial reasons — have been in effect since January 1, 2026. The deadline still ahead is January 1, 2027, for electronic prior authorization APIs, plus a new MIPS attestation requirement starting with the 2027…