The CAP is urging the administration to improve interoperability and data accessibility to enhance workflow and patient care.
Background: Federal health agencies issued a request for information (RFI) on digital health products and data interoperability as they consider drafting new policies. The CAP responded with a letter on June 16.
The CAP’s recommendations include:
- Increased incentives for hospitals to share data and address barriers for innovative applications.
- Collaboration to increase those incentives and to streamline the information blocking claim system.
- Positive incentives to encourage interoperability and to reduce the burden on pathologists.
The CAP also signed a Physician Clinical Registry Coalition letter in response to the RFI, which highlighted the challenges registries face with data access.
What’s next: The responses to the RFI will guide government officials in advancing infrastructure and data availability for all stakeholders.
- The CAP will continue to provide updates as new information emerges.