Health IT Outcomes January 23, 2020
Achieving true interoperability across the care continuum has been a top priority for providers, payers, and other key stakeholders for more than a decade. The HITECH Act in 2009 saw providers move from paper-based records to EHRs. However, achieving 100 percent interoperability is still a feat healthcare must achieve to realize coordinated and patient-centric care. Here’s a brief history of interoperability and how much still needs to be achieved.
Healthcare Interoperability: The History
Since the 1980s, messaging standards- notably the international HL7 standards- have played an instrumental role in furthering the idea of interoperability in healthcare. For instance, the HL7 V2 standard enabled the sharing of information between systems, such as Patient Administration Systems, Electronic Health Records, and Laboratory Information...
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