MedCity News March 18, 2025
The key to realizing the full potential of legacy systems in modern healthcare lies in overcoming interoperability challenges — ensuring seamless data exchange between various systems while preserving the trusted reliability and security healthcare providers depend on.
Healthcare providers are under immense pressure to deliver high-quality care while managing financial constraints, operational inefficiencies, and an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. Vital to overcoming these challenges is the need for seamless communication and data exchange across systems. Fewer than one in three hospitals can electronically find, send, receive, and integrate patient information from another provider, indicating ongoing challenges in achieving full interoperability.
Legacy systems are often what stands in the way between seamless integration and interoperability. While electronic health records (EHRs) and other...