Topic
Interoperability
126 published works
Health Industry Washington Watch
ONC Proposes Trusted Exchange Framework for Health Information Networks
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has released a draft trusted exchange framework that proposes policies, procedures, and technical standards to further Congressionally-mandated efforts to…
New York Health Law
What are Your Thoughts on the Draft Trusted Exchange Framework?
On January 5, 2018, the United States Department of Health and Human Services released for public comment a draft Trusted Exchange Framework, which seeks to accomplish interoperability with respect to…
Consumer Protection Connection
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Interoperable Medical Devices
By Sheila Millar, Jean-Cyril Walker, Tracy Marshall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its recommendations on September 6, 2017 on how to secure interoperable medical devices’ interactions with other devices and information systems. The FDA’s…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Ambassador Sepulveda Urges Technology Industry to Ensure the Security and Interoperability of the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is “clearly a significant market,” according to Daniel Alejandro Sepulveda, Ambassador, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy for the Bureau…
Focus on Regulation
Ambassador Sepulveda Urges Technology Industry to Ensure the Security and Interoperability of the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is “clearly a significant market,” according to Daniel Alejandro Sepulveda, Ambassador, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy for the Bureau…
Covington Digital Health
ONC Releases New Guide on Buying EHR
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a new guide for prospective buyers of Electronic Health Record…
Socially Aware Blog
The Internet of Things: Interoperability, Industry Standards & Related IP Licensing Approaches (Part 2)
By Stephanie Lynn Sharron, Nikita A. Tuckett
In an article published here in January we addressed some of the more significant Internet of Things (IoT) -specific standards and initiatives and emphasized the importance of interoperability as central to…
Health Law
Tell HHS How to Measure Interoperability
Congress set its sights on achieving the widespread exchange of health information through interoperable-certified electronic health records (“EHR”) by declaring it a national objective in the Medicare Access and CHIP…
Covington Digital Health
Health Care Companies Agree to “Core Commitments” to Improve Access to EHR
By Covington Digital Health Team
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that a number of large health care companies and providers had “agreed to implement three core commitments” to improve…
Focus on Regulation
FDA Offers New Recommendations for Interoperability of Connected Devices
By Yarmela Pavlovic, Jennifer Henderson, Lina Kontos
On January 26, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a draft guidance document, Design Considerations and Pre-market Submission Recommendations for Interoperable Medical Devices (Draft Guidance).…