1 APIs: Overdue or Overhyped? The Promise of APIs to Drive Interoperability
Today’s Speakers 2 Micky Tripathi Ryan Howells Kristen Valdes President & CEO Principal Founder & CEO Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative Leavitt Partners b.well
APIs Facilitate Interoperability 3
Unlocking EHRs with APIs 4 • APIs allow access to data stored within EHRs • APIs enable the development of new tools to improve care Patient Interoperability Clinical decision access to data support
Government’s Priority: Patient -Facing 5 • ONC regulations: 2015 Edition • Patient-facing APIs • Common Clinical Data Set • Leveraged by technology developers • CMS requiring use of 2015 Edition EHRs • Spurring availability • Hospitals not necessarily turning on this capability
The Next Step: “Open” APIs 6 • 21st Century Cures Act • “All data elements” • “Accessed exchanged and used without special effort” • Beyond patient access — other use cases, too • Proprietary APIs • Restrictions apply to use • “Open” APIs • Documentation available to developers • Not necessarily a standard API • Security and authentication still required
Recent Rules from ONC & CMS 7 ONC CMS Clinical data (Common Clinical Data Primarily claims data (adjudicated Set plus clinical notes, provenance, claims, cost-sharing, drug benefit, etc.) etc.) Enable a variety of use cases Patient-focused Standards-based (FHIR) Standards-based (FHIR) API documentation publicly available API documentation publicly available Oversight of EHRs; leverage CMS for Oversight of health plans; leverage provider adoption ONC for standards Comments due May 3!
8 THANK YOU! • Ben Moscovitch,Project Director, Health Information Technology • The Pew Charitable Trusts @benmoscovitch
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