Clinical IT Leaders on Meeting CMS' Mandate for Patient Data Access

Making health data more accessible to patients – not to mention doctors and health plans – is a priority for all hospitals and health systems today, as the final Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Interoperability Rule mandates patient access.But patients across the country know getting access to their health information is often challenging. In fact, as of 2020, only 60% of individuals nationwide reported being offered a patient portal for their data.The good news is that with the appropriate technology foundation of APIs and data-sharing practices, the promise of true interoperability is not just possible but playing out in the real world, said Jean Ross, RN, cofounder and CEO of Primary Record, a patient information app.