Interoperability

Understanding the impact of data and technology on European healthcare

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Miguel González Sancho, who heads the eHealth, Well-being and Ageing unit at the European Commission, explains how digital health is empowering patients to have more input into their care.

 

Consumers – not providers – will have the power to ensure interoperability

Bettina Experton, MD, and CEO of Humetrix, talks about the history of CMS’s Blue Button project and how 53 million Americans covered by Medicare will now have access to their data through an API to ensure patient safety and interoperability.
 

A gold-medal idea: Bringing interoperability to Olympic host cities

Michael Nusbaum of the HIMSS Olympic Healthcare Interoperability Initiative is leading the effort to bring connected healthcare to the Olympics by leveraging international standards.
 

How health apps are chipping away at interoperablity hurdles

Dan Gottleib, who leads the Smart Health IT project at Boston Children's, and Verily's Josh Mandel talk about FHIR, SMART and the concept of "substitute ability" as a means to improve interoperability.
 

The Dutch Ministry of Health is taking a hard stance on interoperability

Erik Gerritsen, secretary at the Dutch Ministry of Health, tells HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Charles Alessi, MD, about new plans to ensure healthcare providers are sharing their data.