Developers complain of high EHR fees for SMART apps - POLITICO
The issue concerns SMART on FHIR, a set of specifications that allow app makers to connect their software to virtually any EHR in a “plug and play” fashion. | Getty By ARTHUR ALLEN 08/06/2018 04:11 PM EDT Link Copied Some software developers who are trying to get their apps into hospitals say the high fees charged by EHR vendors are frustrating innovation. They want ONC to look at pricing when it issues a big rule later this year to prohibit data blocking in health care. The issue concerns SMART on FHIR, a set of specifications that allow app makers to connect their software to virtually any EHR in a “plug and play” fashion. Creative developers could embed medical programs inside EHRs to do things like aid decisions for treating specific illnesses, or provide current prices or insurance reimbursement for drugs or procedures a doctor is recommending. Under meaningful use Stage 3, EHR vendors were required to provide, free of charge, application programming interfaces, or APIs, that allo
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