Brookings January 30, 2015
In an effort to reduce costs and increase quality of service, the government has provided over $26 billion in economic incentives to promote the adoption of health information exchange (HIE) platforms among medical providers. The full implementation of electronic health records is estimated to save consumers and providers over $77 billion per year. However, medical providers must overcome barriers to interoperability that have prevented widespread adoption.
In his latest paper, Niam Yaraghi challenges the idea that interoperability issues have kept doctors and medical providers from embracing HIE. Rather, Yaraghi argues it’s economic disincentives that are at fault, resulting in medical providers being less inclined to engage in HIE even as interoperability issues are resolved.
To address the interoperability problem, Yaraghi...
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