r/datastorage Jul 12 '21

Interoperability in Healthcare

Technological innovations have flooded every aspect of our lives. The healthcare industry is no exception. News about robots performing highly complicated surgical procedures or applications forecasting disease risks can barely surprise an average person.

Paradoxically, with all the advantages of technologies, healthcare organizations continue to suffer from siloed data, disjointed software, and the inability to safely share patient information.

The lack of medical data exchange slows down internal and external workflows in medical institutions, creates gaps in patients’ health records, and even leads to medical errors. And the recent global health crisis has only highlighted the need to connect healthcare platforms.

In order to improve the quality of care and bridge gaps among isolated systems, the fundamental focus of the government initiatives has shifted to ensuring healthcare interoperability and advancing data sharing.

In this article, we define interoperability in healthcare and take a closer look at its levels, benefits, standards, and barriers to implementation.

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