The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has released guidance in order to facilitate interoperable electronic health information exchanges. While many healthcare providers qualify for Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments under the HITECH Act, there are many providers that are ineligible for such payments. The guidance aims to “serve as a building block for federal agencies and stakeholders to use as they work with different communities to achieve interoperable electronic health information exchange.”
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