Elevating Clinical Excellence: The Vital Role of Interoperability

HealthIT Answers August 13, 2024
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By Natalie Schibell, MPH, VP of Marketing Strategy, Intelligence, and Insights, Zyter|TruCare

In today’s healthcare landscape, patients frequently interact with multiple care providers across various domains, including insurers, employers, retail health services, and other direct-to-consumer avenues. With an estimated 1.0 billion office-based physician visits in the United States in 2019 and about 25% of patients using telehealth in 2023—far exceeding the 5% who accessed care this way before the pandemic—patients now have more options than ever for their care. This diversity in care options makes the rapid and precise exchange of patient information across various systems more critical than ever.

Interoperability allows healthcare IT systems and software applications to effectively communicate, share data, and use this information to improve patient...

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