The whitepaper, published by AHIMA, HIMSS and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise International, is 56 pages long and serves as a guide for professionals in health IT and information management to take steps to ensure semantic, functional and technical interoperability among systems, according to HIMSS.
“This collaborative effort with our three organizations — HIMSS, IHE International and AHIMA — allowed us to share valuable knowledge on standards development and health information exchange as we developed this white paper,” Mari Greenberger, director of informatics for HIMSS North America, said in a statement. “Building on our current efforts in defining and developing use cases for secure exchange of health data, HIMSS recognizes the importance of and need for this ongoing alignment to provide information that is useful and drive meaningful outcomes to the healthcare community.”
More articles on interoperability:
72% of EDs dissatisfied with EHR interoperability, usability: This and 7 more findings on IT in the ED
Lack of VA, DOD interoperability is due to poor management, not technology, Congress says
UCSF, Cisco: 5 things to know about a new interoperability platform partnership
At the Becker's 11th Annual IT + Revenue Cycle Conference: The Future of AI & Digital Health, taking place September 14–17 in Chicago, healthcare executives and digital leaders from across the country will come together to explore how AI, interoperability, cybersecurity, and revenue cycle innovation are transforming care delivery, strengthening financial performance, and driving the next era of digital health. Apply for complimentary registration now.
