MedCity News January 11, 2026
Anyone working in health IT knows that exchanging data isn’t the same as understanding it. The next evolution in interoperability is ensuring that data carries meaning as it traverses the ecosystem.
We’ve come a long way in sharing data across the healthcare industry. The HITECH Act’s Meaningful Use program drove a wave of digital adoption, moving us from isolated systems to widespread use of standards such as CCDs and FHIR. That’s meaningful progress. But anyone working in health IT knows that exchanging data isn’t the same as understanding it. The next evolution in interoperability is ensuring that data carries meaning as it traverses the ecosystem.
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