Application Programming Interfaces News and Resources for Healthcare

Working Toward Seamless Care Delivery with Real-Time Data

January 11, 2021 - Current care delivery is, for the most part, conducted on an episodic basis. Patients generally see their doctors when they don’t feel well, limiting clinicians’ ability to provide holistic, comprehensive care. “There's a fair amount of fragmentation in healthcare today, and it can be a frustrating process to navigate....

Population Health App May Facilitate Large-Scale Data Sharing

December 23, 2020 by Jessica Kent

A population health app may allow payers to access permitted data and metrics on covered populations, potentially creating a foundation for pay-for-performance and assessment of value-based care. In a...

ONC Project Aims to Facilitate Real-World Data Access, Exchange

June 17, 2020 by Jessica Kent

ONC recently released results from its Coordinated Registry Network for Women’s Health Technology project, a joint effort with the FDA and NIH to facilitate real-world data access and...

3 States to Use Apple, Google COVID-19 Contact Tracing System

May 21, 2020 by Jessica Kent

Alabama, North Dakota, and South Carolina are the first states to publicly comment about using Apple and Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing technology, now available to public health agencies on...

ONC: Data Standards, Security Key to Precision Medicine Success

February 27, 2020 by Jessica Kent

ONC is working to advance precision medicine research by supporting projects that improve health data standards, adopting policies that support data security and privacy, and promoting data sharing...

CMS Renames Meaningful Use to Highlight Interoperability Goals

April 24, 2018 by Jennifer Bresnick

CMS has announced a rebrand of the familiar EHR Incentive Programs, commonly known as meaningful use, to reflect its ongoing commitment to interoperability, patient data access, and system-wide health...