The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommended that Congress should ensure widespread interoperability of electronic health records by enacting legislation. In the meantime, Dr. David A. Kessler, a professor at Harvard Medical School and an expert on medical records, said he was concerned about how long it would take to get such systems up and running. It also outlined the idea for CancerLinQ, a health information technology platform which can manage big data analytics that can aid oncologists in supplying high-quality care to cancer patients.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommended that Congress should ensure widespread interoperability of electronic health records by enacting legislation. ASCO believes that they should also prohibit information blocking, so that everyone can access their electronic health records. It also outlined the idea for CancerLinQ, a health information technology platform which can manage big data analytics that can aid oncologists in supplying high-quality care to cancer patients.