Technology innovations are revolutionizing healthcare, saving lives and improving patient outcomes. However, these advancements rely on secure and unrestricted access to medical data.
Currently, Electronic Health Record (EHR) companies often impede access to crucial patient information, hindering progress. This practice of data blocking is now prohibited by various laws and regulations, including the 21st Century Cures Act.
Data blocking by EHRs
Electronic Health Record companies frequently restrict access to vital patient data.
Hindered progress
This practice impedes healthcare innovation and improvement.
Legal prohibition
Data blocking is now illegal under various laws and regulations.
21st Century Cures Act
This landmark legislation specifically addresses and prohibits information blocking in healthcare.
Technology Heals™ emerges as a movement dedicated to compelling EHR vendors to provide free and secure access to patient data. By doing so, it aims to reduce healthcare costs and save lives by enabling the development of innovative digital health solutions and improving the quality of patient care. Our initiative aligns with the growing trend of patient-centered care and the increasing importance of interoperability in healthcare systems.
Articles:
The High Cost of Health Data Access
Healthcare innovation is being strangled by expensive, complex data access policies. Startups with groundbreaking solutions are blocked by prohibitive API costs, convoluted approval processes, and opaque regulatory requirements. Our healthcare system desperately needs fresh technological approaches, but current policies create insurmountable barriers for emerging companies.
Breaking Down Barriers: The Need for Affordable and Accessible Health Data Integration for Startups
Healthcare innovation is being strangled by expensive, complex data access policies. Startups with groundbreaking solutions are blocked by prohibitive API costs, convoluted approval processes, and opaque regulatory requirements. Our healthcare system desperately needs fresh technological approaches, but current policies create insurmountable barriers for emerging companies.
The Challenges of Data Blocking in Psychiatric Care: A Call for Change
A state funded psychiatric practice,serving hundreds of vulnerable patients daily, is in crisis. Despite its critical role in mental health care, the facility is crippled by outdated technology and deliberate data blocking. These barriers aren’t just inconveniences—they’re actively impeding patient care, potentially putting lives at risk, and undermining the practice’s mission to serve those most in need.
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