Interoperability is one of healthcare’s biggest dilemmas, with providers trapped between growing needs for expanded use of health data and a host of compliance, legal and regulatory constraints.

And that’s not all. Moving to three dimensional interoperability will bring myriad benefits to major stakeholders, as outlined in Elster’s 360 Degree Solution Model chart below. Figure 4 – The 360 ...

It’s not unusual for patients to feel powerless in the domain of health care. Records, charts, imaging, test results and other health data have often been kept at arm’s length, with the main way to ...

In recent years, the concept of healthcare interoperability has been widely discussed – both in the public sector and among private healthcare networks and providers. Most industry experts agree that ...

Public CIOs are acknowledging interoperability as a winning strategy for handling low budgets and high demand for quality health care and human services. CIOs can play a critical role in fostering ...

Imagine yourself stranded on an island, unable to communicate with anyone. Would you embrace this isolation, or try to find ways to communicate with the outside world? It seems that most of us do not ...

Interoperability is one of the most complex and challenging imperatives for healthcare. But it's a matter healthcare chief information officers and other health IT leaders must tackle. A good way of ...

Interoperability is expanding its reach. Historically best known for its front-office utility in saving traders from ‘swivel-chair’ workflows, having applications seamlessly work together is ...