[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":903,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"While doctors\u2019 rates of querying or finding patient health information from outside sources has increased by about half, they have not made progress in sending and receiving data electronically.

That\u2019s the finding of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT based on nationally representative surveys of office-based doctors conducted in 2015 and 2017.

The good news is that physicians\u2019 rates of electronically finding or querying data from outside sources increased by 50 percent between those years, according to ONC. However, the agency also reported that the rates of engaging in other domains of interoperability did not change during this period.

\u201cPhysicians\u2019 engagement in electronically sending, receiving and integrating information received from outside sources did not change between 2015 and 2017,\u201d states ONC\u2019s data brief<\/a>. \u201cIn both 2015 and 2017, about only one in 10 physicians engaged in all four domains of interoperability.\u201d

Also See<\/b>: CMS, ONC proposed rules press industry to improve interoperability<\/a>

Nonetheless, ONC also revealed that physicians who used certified electronic health records and participated in value-based payment models had higher rates of engaging in each of the four domains of interoperability versus their counterparts.

\u201cSix times as many physicians with certified EHRs electronically sent patient health information to outside providers compared to those who did not have a certified EHR,\u201d states the data brief. \u201cTwo times as many physicians who participated in value-based payment electronically sent and received patient health information with outside providers compared to those who did not participate.\u201d

ONC concluded that progress is needed to ensure that all physicians are able to use interoperable health IT systems. Still, the agency was optimistic about the fact that the data \u201cindicate the expanded use of advanced certified EHR technology should improve physicians\u2019 ability to engage in interoperability and access information they need at the point of care.\u201d

At the same time, the agency made the case that \u201cgreater participation in initiatives such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services\u2019 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or alternative payment models (APMs) should improve interoperability\u201d given that these programs \u201cincentivize the electronic sharing of health information across providers and promote the use of the 2015 Edition certified EHR technology.\u201d","saveContent":"While doctors\u2019 rates of querying or finding patient health information from outside sources has increased by about half, they have not made progress in sending and receiving data electronically.

That\u2019s the finding of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT based on nationally representative surveys of office-based doctors conducted in 2015 and 2017.

The good news is that physicians\u2019 rates of electronically finding or querying data from outside sources increased by 50 percent between those years, according to ONC. However, the agency also reported that the rates of engaging in other domains of interoperability did not change during this period.

\u201cPhysicians\u2019 engagement in electronically sending, receiving and integrating information received from outside sources did not change between 2015 and 2017,\u201d states ONC\u2019s data brief<\/a>. \u201cIn both 2015 and 2017, about only one in 10 physicians engaged in all four domains of interoperability.\u201d

Also See<\/b>: CMS, ONC proposed rules press industry to improve interoperability<\/a>

Nonetheless, ONC also revealed that physicians who used certified electronic health records and participated in value-based payment models had higher rates of engaging in each of the four domains of interoperability versus their counterparts.

\u201cSix times as many physicians with certified EHRs electronically sent patient health information to outside providers compared to those who did not have a certified EHR,\u201d states the data brief. \u201cTwo times as many physicians who participated in value-based payment electronically sent and received patient health information with outside providers compared to those who did not participate.\u201d

ONC concluded that progress is needed to ensure that all physicians are able to use interoperable health IT systems. Still, the agency was optimistic about the fact that the data \u201cindicate the expanded use of advanced certified EHR technology should improve physicians\u2019 ability to engage in interoperability and access information they need at the point of care.\u201d

At the same time, the agency made the case that \u201cgreater participation in initiatives such as the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services\u2019 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or alternative payment models (APMs) should improve interoperability\u201d given that these programs \u201cincentivize the electronic sharing of health information across providers and promote the use of the 2015 Edition certified EHR technology.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

ONC: Physicians are still struggling with interoperability

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