Interoperability (192)

Diameter Health's John D'Amore discusses the future of interoperability in the U.S.

While the Nordics face the same demographic, economic and technological challenges as everyone, their approach to collaborative and innovative healthcare and crisis management is more relevant than ever in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.

Dr. Donald Rucker, National Coordinator for Health IT and Hal Wolf, HIMSS President and CEO, discuss various requirements of ONC's 21st Century Cures Act regulations and the critical need for interoperability to address the current global pandemic.

Drew Ivan of Lyniate and Matthew Michela of Life Image discuss how technology issues for interoperability are more of a cultural than a deployment challenge.

Deep Dive: Compliance deadlines for long-awaited interoperability rules have been delayed, but recent days only highlight the pressing need for greater access to health data.

The pandemic's long-term impact on acute and post-acute care is more detailed documentation and a greater emphasis on event notification services to track care progression, says Nick Knowlton, vice president of business development at Brightree.

Interoperability is the key when it comes to being able to deliver the right care, at the right time and with the right information, according to Stephen Bromhall, CIO at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in the UK.

(Sponsored) Drew Ivan, EVP of product and strategy at Rhapsody, talks about why it has been difficult for healthcare to tackle the interoperability challenge compared to other industries.

Dr. Larry Allen, the medical director of advanced heart failure at University of Colorado School of Medicine, describes why advancements in EHR technologies should be exciting the health industry.

Providing the healthcare workforce with resources to understand technology to deliver better care is an integral part of the national digital health strategy, says Dr Meredith Makeham, chief medical adviser at the Australian Digital Health Agency.

Data being made available at the point of care and in a timely fashion is becoming a reality with the ability to have an agreed data structure and content through FHIR, says Dr Vincent McCauley, CMO and CMIO at Telstra Health.

(Sponsored) Interoperability with existing or new systems is a common concern for healthcare providers that Hyland's suite of vendor-agnostic solutions can address, says Peter Weston, healthcare sales manager at Hyland Healthcare.