Forbes May 30, 2019
From booking flights and hotel reservations on our smartphones to making online payments and calendar reminders, interoperability — the exchange of data across systems — is the essential functionality that makes these everyday modern events possible.
While interoperability has become routine in so many industries, it is one of the biggest challenges the health care industry faces right now. The lack of interoperable infrastructure prevents patients from being engaged, prevents providers from efficiently delivering care, and prevents health systems from operating more effectively as an organization. It’s the underlying problem that makes it difficult for the industry to adopt novel technologies.
How did we end up here? It’s easy to blame technology vendors who gain market position by data blocking....