Epic Launching New Tools, Public APIs to Boost Care Coordination
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
At the Open@Epic conference, healthcare experts and app developers gathered to discuss significant advancements in healthcare data sharing spearheaded by Epic, a major electronic health record software provider. Epic plans to enhance patient-driven data connections and interoperability through new developer tools and public APIs, aiming to improve care coordination and patient experiences. A key initiative is the rollout of MyChart Central, enabling patients to consolidate health data from various organizations into one account, thereby promoting patient engagement and ease of data sharing. These developments signal a collaborative shift in the healthcare technology industry, with implications for improved communication among care teams and enhanced access to population-level data for app developers.
