Interoperability

As cyberattacks increase in scope and intensity, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to do more to help health systems maintain operational continuity.

How will qualified health information networks eventually connect directly to each other to give clinicians and first responders access to complete medical records? Dr. John Blair, CEO of MedAllies, explains.

Transitioning to value-based care models can pose a challenge for integrated delivery networks (IDNs) that work with providers across a wide spectrum of services. The need to align multiple clinical practices’ disparate IT systems makes communication and collaboration difficult.

Reflecting on pioneering roles, Christopher Falkner, 2024 HIMSS Changemaker and Sodexo senior director of digital strategy and cybersecurity, talks about his journey from engineer connecting medical devices with EHRs to protecting them.  

Smart Ivenix pumps address critical challenges of infusion delivery.

Gustavo Adolfo Torres Becerra, healthcare manager at Minsait, an Indra company, talks about how interoperability enables citizens’ clinical data to be recorded to help them receive more personalized care and become involved in their own health.

Alfredo Almerares, clinical executive manager at InterSystems, says the company’s Latin American team’s maturity and experience helps them collaborate with customers on shared goals during the implementation of new tools.

Strengthening security measures in widely used hospital devices helps protect patient safety and the integrity of the healthcare system.

Zus Health CEO Jonathan Bush discusses the value of an "always-on" medical record system that provides a complete picture of a patient's health.

Concord Technologies' tools combine data from faxes and EHRs into HL7's C-CDA digital format for secure transmission to other healthcare organizations. Garrett Singletary, the company's senior software engineer of data and AI, explains why that matters.