Business Solutions: Transforming Healthcare Interoperability to Reduce Burnout and Enhance Patient Care

In this episode of the MGMA Business Solutions Podcast, host Daniel Williams sits down with Katie Holcomb, Product Marketing Manager at Surescripts, to discuss the vital role of interoperability in healthcare. Katie provides insights into Surescripts' mission to simplify healthcare data exchange and reduce clinician burnout. Tune in to learn about the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs), and how these innovations are transforming patient care.Key Takeaways:Top three benefits of connecting to a QHIN as a clinician or medical practice: 1) Greater access to clinical information2) Reducing clinician and medical practice staff burnout3) More time with your patientsTop four ways connecting to a QHIN is different than the clinical data you may have access to today: 1) Expanded participation and reach in accessing clinical data2) The requirement that you have to GIVE information in order to GET information3) Ensuring network integrity4) Better patient matchingResources: Learn more about the Trusted Exchange Framework & Common Agreement (TEFCA) and Qualified Health Information Networks (QHIN) at: https://rce.sequoiaproject.org/tefca/ Surescripts.com/QHIN Contact your EMR or EHR vendor to make sure they get connected to a QHIN!Access Surescripts’ “QHIN Readiness Guide” at surescripts.com/QHINreadyCheck out this Medical Economics article from Dr. Lynne Nowak, Surescripts’ Chief Data & Analytics Officer: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/we-shouldn-t-let-nostalgia-cloud-the-real-impact-of-interoperability-in-health-care Join the TEFCA/RCE monthly informational calls (open to the public):  https://sequoiaproject.org/events/