Interoperability (190)

The Swedish eHealth Agency is leading efforts to create a central digital infrastructure for Sweden's 21 regions and adopt shared standards to align with the European Health Data Space, says Gunilla Nordlöf, the agency's director general.

Jaanika Merilo of Estonia's Ministry of Social Affairs shares how the country's fully digital and interoperable health system is rolling out personalized services like cancer screenings based on patients' genomic data.

John Orosco, Red Rover Health's CEO, says the company's platform enables clinicians to quickly and easily integrate best-of-breed tools into their workflows via APIs.

IHE Catalyst's Alexander Berler says the nonprofit is partnering with HIMSS to illustrate for regulators, vendors and clinicians how connecting systems improves patient care both domestically and during international travel.

Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, DirectTrust's chief strategy officer, says the organization began as an ONC initiative but now independently supports a secure EHR-based communication network and accredits health technology.

Dr. David Kaelber, the health system's chief health informatics officer, describes its imaging interoperability journey: breaking down silos and using VNA, universal viewers and patient portals to share imaging with providers and patients.

William Cavanaugh, Concord Technologies CEO, says his company's AI-powered cloud fax tool enables fast, secure clinical data exchange and extracts EHR data from transmitted documents.

Jackie Rice, vice president and chief information officer at Frederick Health, talks about the health system's precision medicine program, which integrates patients' genetic data into clinicians' workflows to support decision-making.

Omar Ayesh, CEO of Electronic Health Solutions, discusses Jordan's national medical record, which was established in 2009 and now enables seamless care and access to patient records across the country for 70% of the population.

Office Practicum's Chris Gibson and Dr. Rich Szabo say participating in HIMSS' Immunization Integration Program demonstrated how the company's EHR enables pediatricians to more effectively manage and integrate vaccine data.

An API that flows Veterans Affairs' data enables doctors to identify more veterans, rectify medication lists and refer them for VA benefits and services, says Matthew McCay, MultiCare Health System's veteran advocacy manager, and Epic's Brett Barker.

Before implementing AI tools, Matt Murren, CEO of True North ITG, says leaders must ensure that data flows freely between their EHR and practice management systems, and that they know how the tool will fit into existing procedures.