Interoperability

A deep dive into the features healthcare organizations need, obstacles to avoid, and insights from executives who have already made the move to population health management. 

Healthcare IT News reviews software designed to provide actionable intelligence from Caradigm, Enli, Forward Health, Medecision, Medicity, Transcend Insights, WellCentive and ZeOmega.

Health IT managers who have installed population health platforms in their organizations advise that you pay careful attention to these features before buying.

An Intermountain Healthcare study conducted at 27 team-based medical practices and 75 traditional practices revealed that delivering integrated mental and physical healthcare in team-based primary care settings yields better results for patients and also reduces the rates of healthcare utilization and lowers cost.

In pilot testing a new way to compile healthcare information electronically, researchers at the Regenstrief Center for Biomedical Informatics are using HL7's FHIR specification.

The outgoing Catholic Health Services CIO is cited for her collaborative style and record as change agent.

The catalog of standards and implementation specs for data exchange is evolving away from a static PDF and toward an interactive, wiki-style platform.

Cerner, athenahealth and other members of the EHR interoperability organization say members can soon self-enroll in the CommonWell network via their portals.

‘It’s time to invite the patient to be at the center of their data,’ said Anil Sethi, founder and CEO of Gliimpse.

Enterprise imaging strategies are key priorities for healthcare leaders, but interoperability roadblocks remain a challenge, finds a new survey from lifeIMAGE and CHIME.