“It’s not technology that’s holding us back. It’s business practice,” said Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s program on interoperability.

“Everywhere I go, I feel a sense of urgency” about interoperability, said Karen DeSalvo, MD, MSc, MPH, national coordinator for health IT, speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s program on interoperability.

A new interoperability framework includes legal terms, policy requirements, technical specifications and governance processes to operationalize data sharing for health information exchange (HIE) networks, vendors, payers and others in the healthcare industry to help them improve their connectivity.

More than 28 percent of all resident physicians suffer from depression or depressive symptoms, according to a study published this week by JAMA. 

According to a new HHS report, patient safety efforts from 2010 to 2014 saved approximately 87,000 lives and $20 billion in healthcare costs. 

Use of telemedicine has expanded significantly during 2015 but enterprise telemedicine solution provider REACH Health offers up five telemedicine technology trends to consider in the new year. 

The American Hospital Association's (AHA) new white paper outlines how the use of health IT can improve quality across the care continuum.

Line-of-business executives continue to bypass the CIO and IT department when making technology investments, according to the third annual Global CIO Survey from Logicalis U.S.