Interoperability

Life Image's patient-focused "PHR" holds medical records and individual imaging, says Cristin Gardner, the company's vice president of product.

Though deeply challenging on so many levels, the COVID cloud has had some silver linings for healthcare. One has been a growing realisation of the critical importance of interoperability between systems for telehealth to fulfil its potential, as a new webinar explores.

The COVID-19 pandemic helped propel digital healthcare into the spotlight in 2020. But questions remain about how the industry will permanently change. Now at the tail end of 2021, we look back at how digital health has become a healthcare staple.

Five CIOs, a COO and a CMIO chart a course for the complex demands of data exchange, and discuss the technologies and strategies they plan to focus on in the next five years.

UK citizens can now digitally verify their vaccination status through the EU's system.

A key to optimal patient care is having the right data at the right time, which also includes the ability to exchange it across platforms.

The NHS has received an extra £5.9bn in today’s budget, with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling the funding “game changing”.

ResMed VP Nick Knowlton discusses his company's work on interoperability for post-acute care.

The agency isn't alone. As ONC head Micky Tripathi put it, "The fragmentation of the healthcare industry … is the biggest challenge we all face."

The announcement follows HL7's launch of a new FHIR accelerator for public health, supported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.