HIE Answers January 17, 2018
Over the last decade, billions of American tax payer dollars have been spent to achieve “interoperability” in healthcare. Has it worked? The answer depends on who you ask. However, everyone agrees that we have a long way to go. In this article, I will discuss how FHIR® might be the definite answer to this billion dollar question.
Let’s start with defining the “WHY”. Why do we care about interoperability?
There are 3 main goals we are trying to achieve.
- Care Coordination
- Patient Engagement
- Reporting and Research
There has been enough written about Care Coordination and Patient Engagement. However, Reporting and Research usually don’t get the attention they deserve. The thing is – You can’t improve what you...
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