Healthcare DIVE January 27, 2023
However, discrepancies among providers hint at ongoing challenges.
Interoperability continues to improve among U.S. hospitals, but there’s still a ways to go, according to new government data.
More than six in 10 hospitals electronically shared health information and integrated it into their electronic health records in 2021, up 51% since 2017, the Office of the National Coordinator released in a Thursday data brief.
The availability and usage of electronic data received from outside sources at the point of care has also increased over the last four years, reaching 62% and 71% respectively in 2021.
The brief illustrates the progress that’s been made in hospitals using electronic data to provide care, and sharing it with other providers outside of their networks,...