“The Federal Health Architecture and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT are ending support for an open source software project that promotes healthcare interoperability.”
“CONNECT enables secure electronic health data exchange among providers, insurers, government agencies and consumer services. However, it’s been 10 years since federal agencies first co-developed the messaging platform, and the government now wants to transition the project to the private sector…”
“A blog co-written by Sherilyn Pruitt, director of ONC’s Office of Programs and Engagement, and Avinash Shanbhag, director of the Nationwide Health Information Network Division at HHS, notes that the final version of the software, CONNECT 5.3, was released in July and is available online…” Read the full article here.
Source: Feds turn over CONNECT messaging platform to private sector – By Greg Slabodkin, September 6, 2019. HealthData Management.
