In this episode, we are joined by Tim Brown, Global Healthcare Customer Lead for AWS Marketplace and Joerg Schwarz, Senior Director Healthcare Interoperability Solutions and Strategy at Infor, to discuss why achieving interoperability in healthcare is important, its effect on innovation, and how technology can be of assistance. This episode is sponsored by AWS Marketplace.
Summary
Why Interoperability in Healthcare is Important and How Technology Can Help Achieve It
The Importance of Interoperability
In this episode, Tim Brown, Global Healthcare Customer Lead for AWS Marketplace, and Joerg Schwarz, Senior Director Healthcare Interoperability Solutions and Strategy at Infor, discuss the importance of achieving interoperability in healthcare. They highlight the need for basic connectivity between applications, as well as the use of data analytics platforms to build modern workflows. Interoperability enables healthcare organizations to extract data from their systems of record and run advanced analytics like predictive analytics and decision intelligence. It allows for better customer experiences, automated workflows, and deeper analysis through machine learning or artificial intelligence.
The Role of AWS Marketplace
The discussion also focuses on the role of AWS Marketplace in helping healthcare organizations select and procure interoperability solutions quickly. Brown suggests that Cloverleaf's startup package on AWS Marketplace can help healthcare organizations get started with interoperability in just a few hours, leading to a faster time to value.
Technology Solutions for Interoperability
The discussion covers the use of modern APIs to build patient-centric workflows, as well as the challenges healthcare organizations face when dealing with large amounts of data. The cloud provides a lot of flexibility, and creating an effective data repository strategy is key to leveraging advanced analytics. Brown and Schwarz also note the increasing presence of chief data officers, which indicates that healthcare organizations are beginning to recognize the value of data.
The Future of Interoperability in Healthcare
The conversation closes with the suggestion that healthcare organizations need to move beyond just focusing on interoperability within the four walls of a hospital to having an info blocking rule that says data must be shared between organizations. Brown also recommends that organizations look to the AWS Marketplace for interoperability solutions.
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This episode aired on 03/29/2023 and can be listened here.
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