Mass Health Data Consortium Leads Statewide FHIR-Based Approach to Reporting
Mass. Health Data Consortium Leads Statewide FHIR-Based Approach to Reporting
The Mass. Health Data Consortium is leading a statewide initiative utilizing FHIR for healthcare reporting.
Summary
The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC) launched a network solution with a vendor to automate prior authorization and streamline clinical data exchange for quality measurement. This initiative utilizes FHIR APIs, aiming for broad statewide adoption.
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The Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC), in partnership with ZeOmega Inc., launched a network solution designed to automate prior authorization and streamline clinical data exchange for quality measurement among Massachusetts health plans and providers. This initiative expands upon the existing New England Healthcare Exchange Network (NEHEN) service, creating NEHEN FHIR. The next-generation platform incorporates FHIR APIs, enabling real-time, automated prior authorization and clinical data exchange through a single connection. The system supports compliance with the CMS Final Rule, leveraging HL7 Da Vinci Implementation Guides for prior authorization, and will support a FHIR version of MHDC's Quality Measurement Specification. MHDC announced that it chose Datycs for the FHIR version of its Quality Measurement Specification. NEHEN’s enhanced service is expected to support both bulk data exchange and measure-by-measure approaches. Early adopters include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Point32Health, and WellSense Health Plan. According to Denny Brennan, executive director of MHDC,
Technology Note
FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: FHIR
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