Despite large investments in technology, healthcare still early in interoperability journey, BCBSNC…

Payers and providers have made significant investments in digitizing the healthcare system but have yet to see a return on that investment with improved interoperability, according to industry leaders.

On a positive note, industry stakeholders have laid the foundation for interoperability with initiatives like CommonWell, Carequality and other data-sharing efforts.

“We’re starting to make data interoperable, but we have tremendous work ahead” to make it easier for physicians, payers and patients to access and use data, said Philip Parker, CEO of Coral Health during a panel discussion on Wednesday at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s third annual Interoperability Forum.