Preparing for the Rising Tide of Interoperability in Healthcare

AHIMA August 15, 2022
Michael Stearns, MD, CPC, CRC, CFPC and Susan Clark, BS, RHIT, CHTS-PW, CHTS-IM

Healthcare stakeholders have largely achieved the goal of converting clinical and administrative information into digital formats through the wide-scale implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). However, the ability to share semantically interoperable electronic health information (EHI) among organizations, patients, payers, and other stakeholders has remained limited. Consequently, it is imperative to explore the current state of healthcare interoperability and significant trends that will impact health information management (HIM) professionals, patients, providers, payers, and other stakeholders.

The interoperability landscape is moving quickly. It will be essential to maintain awareness of legislation, standards, and best practices in managing and governing the swelling tsunami of information.

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a component of the American Recovery...

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