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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.

Citizens have full access to how their data is used in managing their healthcare which helps ensure trust remains high between the appropriate stakeholders, says Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Estonia.

At HEALTH - The Digital Leaders event, Helene Lengler of InterSystems, talks about the engagement with university hospitals within SMITH consortium to harness data stocks for research and the potential for international standards in Germany.

In addition to being a standard for exchanging healthcare data, FHIR is a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own, says Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International.

The lack of interoperability and patients not owning their data are among the biggest obstacles to reimbursement, says Rob Lieberthal, principal of health economics at Mitre Corporation.

Dr. Donald Rucker, chief of the Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology, discusses the US administration's ongoing rollout of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the opportunities it provides for health tech startups.