Becker's Healthcare November 12, 2020
Healthcare organizations have adopted national interoperability networks Carequality and CommonWell Health Alliance as some of the primary methods for sharing patient records, but the usability of the shared data varies greatly depending on the EHR each organization uses, according to KLAS Research.
For its Interoperability 2020 Acute and Ambulatory report, KLAS examined the usability of shared patient data among healthcare organizations using connections to Carequality and CommonWell’s interoperability networks. Data sharing methods such as health information exchanges and custom interfaces are not included in the report.
KLAS analyzed feedback from three to six of each major EHR vendor’s customers to determine overall usability of shared data. Data sharing capabilities considered included flow of outside data, automatic patient matching...