Interoperability

Sequoia Project board member and MRO VP Rita Bowen talks about the tensions between data usability, interoperability, HIPAA, third-party compliance and the protection of highly personal information.

Dell Technologies wants to help healthcare providers in consolidating data. This enables access to precision medicine and supports strategies in cyber protection, says Wolfgang Mertz, CTO for Unstructured Data Solutions.

InterSystems' director of customer relations and sales for Southeast Asia, Stella Ramette, says the company is tackling interoperability challenges and taking insights from a vast amount of the Asia-Pacific region's patient data.

Healthcare institutions are at risk from organized crime, resulting in extortion, diversion of care and patient info compromise, according to Ed Gaudet, Censinet founder and CEO.

To progress in digital transformation, Aster DM Healthcare is employing a single interoperable platform to connect its hospitals.

Tribal communities' health is impeded by dual problems: insufficient government funds and a lack of interoperability, which cause a deficiency of healthcare IT solutions, says Tyler LaPlaunt, assistant director at Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions.

Infor Senior Director for Healthcare Interoperability Strategy Joerg Schwarz discusses misconceptions about the ONC rule and its requirements, and offers other insights for provider organizations who are bound by it.

Competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare are creating the alliance to advance healthcare uses for blockchain, explains Michael Kim, CIO at MultiPlan.

Surfacing important patient data per condition can help clinicians improve care, according to Jay Anders, MD, chief medical officer at Medicomp Systems.

Alexander Geissler, a professor at the University of St. Gallen, says major barriers include interoperability and that some hospitals don't have the desire or the ability to share data.