Home Health Care News March 7, 2021
When it comes to interoperability, 74% of referral sources say they would send more referrals to post-acute care providers — including home-based care agencies — that offer greater electronic data access.
In general, referral sources are more likely to switch to a home-based care provider that meets their standards for interoperability. That’s according to a new survey from market analysis firm Porter Research and MatrixCare, a provider of long-term post-acute care technology solutions.
The survey garnered responses on interoperability from 700 respondents, including 100 health systems and physician groups and 300 home-based care organizations.
Broadly, interoperability is the capability of different information systems to connect across organizations in order to exchange individual or population health data.
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