4 Tips for Successful EHR Interoperability

4 Tips for Successful EHR Interoperability

Precision medicine, care coordination programs, and value-based payment models continue to disrupt and transform traditional healthcare markets for consumers, providers, health plans, and digital health vendors. Because these initiatives are data-driven, there is a need for seamless communication across disparate systems.

The shift to value-based care has also triggered a deluge of acquisitions and mergers in the healthcare industry. Although "merger mania” has led to better economies of scale, it has also introduced new challenges, particularly in the integration of clinical data.

Despite advances in healthcare technology, many providers and health plans battle with interoperability challenges, especially with EHRs being the preferred method for extracting clinical data. With thousands of EHR vendors, EHR integration now plays a crucial role in the success of data-driven care. However, the existence of so many silos makes EHR interoperability difficult.

According to a HIMSS Analytics report, hospitals use 16 distinct EHR platforms, on average. The majority of network physicians (that make use of different EHRs) report that they lack the technical expertise and financial means to implement complex interoperability, which is necessary to receive the higher reimbursements that are built into value-based care initiatives for private and public payers.

To help healthcare organizations forge ahead with quality care and the implementation of robust care coordination and analytics initiatives, let’s take a look at four tips for EHR interoperability in today’s value-based economy.
 


Deploy this technology today



Next Article

Did you find this useful?

Medigy Innovation Network

Connecting innovation decision makers to authoritative information, institutions, people and insights.

Medigy Logo

The latest News, Insights & Events

Medigy accurately delivers healthcare and technology information, news and insight from around the world.

The best products, services & solutions

Medigy surfaces the world's best crowdsourced health tech offerings with social interactions and peer reviews.


© 2024 Netspective Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Built on Mar 28, 2024 at 3:00am