Healthcare DIVE March 14, 2017
Jeff Byers

As hospitals plug into more networks with partnerships, mergers and new consumer health devices, interoperability is needed more than ever.

It’s buzzy. It’s the fly in the ointment for many and vendors swear it’s seriously. just. about. to. gain. traction.

Interoperability. Thinking about the topic is daunting itself but for those on the frontlines of care delivery and for patients, its increasingly becoming necessary as the healthcare industry enters into a more networked era.

When we last checked in on interoperability, the industry was touting the massive adoption of EHRs. Industry thought leaders such as former National Coordinator for Health IT Dr. Vindell Washington noted that once adoption hits a tipping point then data sharing can actually occur....

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Topics: CMS, Cures Act, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), HIM (Health Inf Mgmt), HITECH, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Retail care, Telehealth
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