STAT+: EHR companies push deregulation. Microsoft exec pushes back
In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: EHR companies' push for deregulation faces resistance from Microsoft.
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Last week, I flagged a proposal for “Smart Deregulation” by the EHRA, which represents medical record software companies like Epic Systems and Oracle Health. The organization basically wants the federal health department to walk back certain requirements for software used by health systems that work with programs like Medicare. These rules are the standards across the industry.
Yesterday, Josh Mandel, Microsoft Research‘s chief architect for health, wrote that the proposal would “dismantle critical data access capabilities.” He focuses on two requirements around exporting patient records but more broadly points out that new features that benefit patients and the health care system often require significant investment. “Without clear regulatory drivers… the market historically underprovided these foundational capabilities.”
