Learn about Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and their role in healthcare delivery in an online educational module.

APIs are designed to streamline the exchange of health information. The API feature must be turned on in a provider’s EHR to meet requirements for the NY Medicaid EHR Incentive Program.

This brief module from the Office of the Coordinator for Health Information Technology covers:

• What APIs are and how they work
• How APIs can help patients
• Health IT security
• Technical terms

For a written guide to APIs, read this Patient Engagement Playbook.