Deloitte February 10, 2015
Last year, I wrote about my sister-in-law Patricia who was pregnant with her first child and wondering how she could track health information for both her and her newborn. With this simple request, she was exposed to the state of interoperability in the health care industry.
She could not access her doctor’s electronic health record (EHR) through her personal health record, nor could she communicate electronically with her prospective pediatrician. At the time, it was a small concern, but that quickly changed after she delivered. Her newborn’s breathing problems prompted an extended stay in the NICU, multiple diagnostic procedures, consultations by numerous specialists and use of a host of monitoring devices in the hospital and following discharge.
Suddenly the challenge...
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