Quality healthcare relies on the ability of providers to share patient data and coordinate care. A patient may visit their primary care physician at the beginning of a care episode and then be ...

When a patient visits a healthcare provider for the first time, gets referred to a specialist or is rushed to the ER, doctors need up-to-date information about their medical history to ensure they ...

Interoperability in healthcare, it would seem, is at an important inflection point. Rules around data exchange have been around for years and regulate what patient information gets shared between ...

A robust, holistic approach to data is important in any sector, but it's perhaps most crucial in vital industries like healthcare, where lives are on the line. Unfortunately, the healthcare sector ...

Suggested Citation: "Technical Supplement - Section 2: N-Squared Diagram Approach to Identifying Interoperability Requirements." National Academy of Medicine. 2018. Procuring Interoperability: ...

The American Hospital Association provides comment on the “Health Data, Technology and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule.

Epic this past week released statistics showing that health systems using its interoperability platform Care Everywhere had shared more than 221 million patient records in a one-month period this fall ...

Whole person care is a set of coordinated health and human services that addresses the holistic wellbeing of an individual, including physical, mental and socioeconomic factors. Excellence in whole ...

Improving interoperability in healthcare will enhance the services delivered by clinicians, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes. It delivers secure access and integration of electronic ...

While stories about the ongoing impact of Covid-19 continue to flood national headlines, there is another rising trend in healthcare emerging in mainstream discussions: value-based care. For years, ...

Opala, a healthcare interoperability tech partner, is working with health plans and healthcare providers to create automated information pipelines to support the transition from fee-for-service to ...

Suggested Citation: "I. Why Interoperability is Essential in Health Care." National Academy of Medicine. 2018. Procuring Interoperability: Achieving High-Quality ...