The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent initiative to overhaul health data infrastructure promises to deliver complete, usable patient records at the point of care and reflects persistent advocacy from the American Medical Association (AMA). The AMA has sought to improve patient care through better information sharing and is encouraged that HHS has responded with the Health Technology Ecosystem that will streamline health data exchange, reduce administrative burdens and enhance patient access. “This is a significant step toward fixing the broken health data system that frustrates physicians and fails patients,” said AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D. AMA’s priorities include:Certified EHR Interoperability : Requiring all certified electronic health records (EHRs) to expose complete clinical data—including imaging—through standardized application program interfaces (APIs). : Requiring all certified electronic health records (EHRs) to expose complete clinical data—including imaging—through standardized application program interfaces (APIs).