Interoperability

Interoperability has been part of the healthcare lexicon for at least a couple of decades. Today, however, true interoperability does not seem to be happening at the scale nor the speed the industry needs.

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former National Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, conjures a vision of connected healthcare in 2030. He notes, however, that "this future won’t materialize unless some problems are solved along the way."

The draft interoperability roadmap released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT contains so many details in its 166-pages that has been called "meaningful use on steroids."

Mount Sinai Health System has selected Cambridge, Mass.-based InterSystems' HealthShare as its interoperability platform for long-term growth.

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Is there a Black Swan gliding unseen through the corridors of healthcare?

Erica Galvez, Portfolio Manager, ONC, talks about the development of the interoperability roadmap and offers some insights to take away from it.

Joyce Sensmeier, Vice President of Informatics, HIMSS, talks about launching ConCert, an interoperability certification, at HIMSS15.

National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo speaks to Healthcare IT News' Erin McCann about interoperability at HIMSS15.