The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has praised the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) plans to establish a framework to simplify the exchange of healthcare data between patients and providers.
The CMS will lay the foundations for the CMS Interoperability Framework, a digital health ecosystem designed to âimprove patient outcomes, reduce provider burden, and drive valueâ, alongside companies including Amazon, Google, and OpenAI.
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The CMS said it will outline criteria for a voluntary secure data exchange to establish the framework, which will be accessible to health information networks and exchanges, Electronic Health Record (EHR) providers, and technology platforms.
According to the CMS, 21 networks, 11 health systems and providers, and seven EHR providers have already pledged to participate in the framework. The protocols established under the framework will result in a healthcare data sharing system called CMS Aligned Networks that CMS said will begin âdelivering resultsâ in Q1 2026.
CMS administrator Dr Mehmet Oz commented: âFor too long, patients in this country have been burdened with a healthcare system that has not kept pace with the disruptive innovations that have transformed nearly every other sector of our economy.
âWith the commitments made by these entrepreneurial companies today, we stand ready for a paradigm shift in the US healthcare system for the benefit of patients and providers.â
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By GlobalDataAdvaMed lauded the CMSâs plans for recognising the âlongstanding challengesâ surrounding patient healthcare data access and taking steps to resolve them.
âThe era of personalised, precision medicine is upon us but reaching its full potential requires data that connects the dots across the continuum of care,â said Shaye Mandle, executive director of AdvaMedâs digital health tech division.
âAccess to critical information for research and development can be a challenge for medtech innovators to obtain. Greater access would promote the personalised, precise medtech design, utilisation, and care patients deserve.â
CMS also plans to increase the availability of personalised tools to give patients the necessary information and resources to make better health decisions in areas such as diabetes and obesity management. Along with partner organisations, CMS also plans to implement conversational artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to help patients check symptoms and navigate care options.
According to CMS, 30 companies have pledged to promote new tools that will use secure digital identity credentials to obtain medical records from CMS Aligned Networks, including apps to replace paper intake forms with digital check-in methods.
