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Interoperability

Globally open standards needed to improve patient care

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The interoperability problem cannot be solved by one company, but a modular approach through open standards can be achieved through cooperation with the global stakeholders, says Stefan Sauermann, program director of UAS Technikum Wien.

 

The road to Dev4Health and a new map for innovation

Health 2.0 EVP Indu Subaiya and co-founder Matthew Holt lay out the evolution of their organization and highlight new research into emerging trends in healthcare innovation.
 

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.
 

Understanding the impact of data and technology on European healthcare

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.