Redefining interoperability in healthcare: Beyond the technical jargon | Viewpoint

Chief Healthcare Executive August 25, 2024
Peter Schoch

Clinicians recognize the worth of consistent communication and sharing information, and that’s the essence of interoperability.

The truth about interoperability is this: it is foundational to solving the health industry’s biggest problems, yet it is largely a mystery to the average healthcare worker.

Most clinicians can recognize the problems that come from a lack of interoperability, but because it is often discussed in technical language and acronyms like APIs, FHIR, QHIN, DICOM and so on, the concept seems inaccessible.

In reality, interoperability is neither a new idea nor a truly confusing concept. Any healthcare worker will recognize the worth of consistent communication and sharing information. At its heart, that’s what interoperability is.

The real challenge lies in building the infrastructure...

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