The Commons Project’s CommonPass

JP Pollak, PhD, Chief Product Officer, The Commons Project.  Major airlines will soon roll out apps to check the COVID-19 test and vaccination status of passengers, likely followed by employers, college campuses, sports venues, and cruise ships. CommonPass, developed by the non-profit Commons Project, lets individuals access their lab results and vaccination records, and consent […]

Understanding the CMS Prior Authorization Rule – Reducing Provider and Patient Burden

Viet Nguyen, MD, Technical Director for the HL7® Da Vinci Project, Stratametrics; and Rajesh Godavarthi, AVP, Technology and Interoperability, MCG Health.  CMS recently issued a rule to standardize the electronic exchange of healthcare data for prior authorization.  Although the rule is now on a temporary administrative hold, it is expected to be enacted soon.  The […]

Developing Future Ready IT Leaders

Scott Arnold, EVP & CIO, Tampa General Hospital, and Judy Kirby, CEO, Kirby Partners.  Health systems are morphing into technology companies who deliver healthcare.  With this major change in mindset, CIOs and the leaders who support them are now at the forefront of every critical decision made in their organization.  Scott and Judy share insights, […]

WEBINAR | Vaccination Credential Initiative: Open Source COVID Vax Standards

JP Pollak, PhD, Chief Product Officer, The Commons Project. The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired the most ambitious immunization effort in history, and along with it an immediate need to produce trustworthy digital records of vaccination. The Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) aims to enable individuals to access a verifiable and portable copy of their vaccination records […]