ONC's Tech Forum to go virtual Aug. 10-11

Credit – Analytics India Magazine

PARCA eNews – July 15, 2020 – This year, ONC will host an all-virtual Tech Forum August 10-11, 2020. Convening industry experts and federal partners together, the Tech Forum continues the summertime tradition started with the “Interoperability Forum” in 2017, and emphasizes a focus on technology and the use of IT in healthcare to better distinguish its content from the ONC Annual Meeting.
The Tech Forum using a virtual platform that allows for panels, speakers, and participants to engage in online dialogue across multiple areas. The topics and areas of discussion include:
What advances are needed in application programming interfaces (APIs) to support faster, better and more scalable access to health information?

What technical underpinnings would support future nationwide, trusted exchange?
How can technology seamlessly interoperate across the continuum of care?
How can data standards evolve to support expanding needs of healthcare?

There are exciting technical innovations happening that have the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare and promote better outcomes, and through a series of plenaries and working breakout sessions, ONC looks forward to learning more from you about what’s going on in the field.

Bring your passion for health IT as we explore these questions together and discuss the challenges and opportunities on how to best leverage information technology in healthcare.

We hope to see you there, so check out the at-a-glance agenda and register today!

Source: HealthIT.gov blog