Even using the same EHR vendor doesn't guarantee interoperability

Even using the same EHR vendor doesn't guarantee interoperability

The researchers sought to calculate what they called objective interoperability scores using data from 68 real-world EHR implementations. In order to assess interoperability, the scientists measured the likelihood that an unmodified record transmitted from one site to another can be understood – meaning, as they wrote, "the specific text string used to define the meaning of the data ele- ment was used in the recipient site."   "Institutional EHR implementations were interoperable to the extent that they could meaningfully exchange data element pairs," they added. Tackling interoperability has been a project decades in the making, with several EHR vendors developing their own products to help contribute to more seamless data sharing.


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