Acquisitions, mergers, new laws, new technology, etc. are creating changes to the healthcare marketplace at an alarming pace. What may make sense for healthcare today may be obsolete in five years. Timeliness will be needed for implementation. Some type of mechanism should be put into place to respond to future system requirements. Providers and payers, as well as vendors, need to have ample lead time for programming changes, education and training.
Technological innovation is critical.
It would seem counter-productive to mandate a standard that stifles technological innovation. The modeling efforts underway in several of the SDO's are moving in the right direction, if we are to derive a standard that will graciously move into the future as technology continues to raise the bar within the healthcare enterprise. We appreciate the opportunity to appear before the committee and would be pleased to address questions you might have.