patient health data

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A Snapshot of ONC's Global Health IT Efforts

On today's World Health Day, I'd like to give you an inside look at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) global health IT work. Advancing digital health (or e-health) is gaining worldwide momentum as nations seek to leverage health IT. While each country and jurisdiction has a different approach to healthcare, global digital health advancements are becoming a common thread across the world. In December 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to galvanize cooperation on advancing digital health in both regions. The MOU focuses on three areas: interoperability, workforce, and innovation.

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HHS Announces the Move Health Data Forward Phase 2 Challenge Winners

Press Release | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | February 21, 2017

The Department of Health and Humans Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the Phase 2 winners of the Move Health Data Forward Challenge. Winning submissions will now move on to the challenge’s last phase to develop applications that will allow individuals to share their personal health information safely and securely with their health care providers, family members or other caregivers...

Metriport

Through its API-first, open-source medical data solution, Metriport modernizes the sharing of patient health data between providers to improve care outcomes. The software allows digital health companies and other medical providers to retrieve high quality medical data for their patients almost instantly, regardless of the EHR systems where the data is stored. As an open-source solution, the technology moves the collection of patients' medical data into the 21st century and eliminates medical practices' reliance on fax machines or phone calls. Metriport's API is HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliant.

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