H&HN October 10, 2016
A core objective of the national health care information technology strategy is achieving interoperability — the free flow of patient information across organizational, vendor, technology and geographic boundaries.
In the national discussion, interoperability is seen as the flow of information between electronic health records and as the exchange of clinical data like problem lists, medications and laboratory results. But it also encompasses the flow of information between personal health records, public health agencies, health plans and organizations conducting clinical research.
There has been some progress in advancing interoperability. As of 2014, 80 percent of nonfederal acute care hospitals can electronically query patient health information from external sources — an increase of 30 percent from the previous year. In 2014, 48...
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