Source: Lumeris
With EHR implementation now widespread across hospitals and physician practices across the country, healthcare providers and vendors have the digital foundation to make “real moves at an industry level” toward advancing value, says Micky Tripathi, PhD, PhD, MPP, National Coordinator for Health IT with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC). However, in a recent podcast interview with Lumeris, Tripathi clarified that digitizing healthcare wasn’t necessarily the end-game for EHR implementation: “Interoperability isn’t the goal. The goal is value-based care enabled by interoperability.” Now, it seems like many moving pieces are aligned to make this goal a reality. With this foundation for digital information exchange in place, supported by FHIR APIs and TEFCA (the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement), Tripathi anticipates the healthcare industry will see increased traction with value-based care initiatives.