Here are eight criticisms and concerns include in the letter to Dr. DeSalvo.
- The AAFP and its members state in the letter they are very concerned with the very slow progress toward achieving truly interoperable systems.
- The current health IT infrastructure and its products are not effective in supporting practice transformation.
- There needs to be increased accountability on the industry making the non-interoperable products and decreased accountability on the providers using the inadequate products.
- Current systems do not provide the ability to switch and integrate different health IT solutions without disruption.
- Without significant changes in the way healthcare delivery is valued, it will not matter how many standards are created or how many implementation guidelines are written.
- The lack of interoperability and the burden of meaningful use is propelling the healthcare system down a path that is set to collide with the new Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
- Given the power of today’s information technology, the lack of interoperability is unacceptable and the AAFP believes it is the fault of vendors and their lack of accountability.
- The AAFP again calls on the ONC to delay meaningful use in an effort to allow all resources to be directed toward achieving greater interoperability before 2024.
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