Healthcare Innovation November 21, 2024
Mark Hagland

A clinician expert advocates for progress on interoperability to support maternal healthcare

A clinician expert, writing in the Health Affairs Forefront section online, argues that interoperability must be enhanced in U.S. healthcare in order to address the nationwide maternal mortality crisis. Rebekah Dailey, DNP, R.N., a biodesign health policy fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine, on Nov. 20 published an article entitled “Addressing The Maternal Mortality Crisis By Improving Interoperability.”

Dailey notes that “Despite a presidential declaration of a crisis and continued bipartisan support for increased funding and research, maternal mortality persists as a devastating issue, claiming the lives of hundreds of women per year in the United States. Nearly 80 percent of maternal deaths are preventable, and...

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