Interoperability now needs to go beyond EHRs to include the larger digital health ecosystem

MEDCITYNEWS, 27/06/2021

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Interoperability now needs to go beyond EHRs to include the larger digital health ecosystem

"The next step in the evolution of interoperability will involve examining data flows in digital healthcare, according to panelists at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference. This includes looking into how data sharing will support telehealth, remote patient monitoring and programs involving wearables.
The Covid-19 pandemic spurred an evolution in care delivery, and as a result, healthcare stakeholders must expand their vision for what the next phase of interoperability will look like.

Dr. Nick Patel, chief digital officer of Prisma Health — who spoke on a virtual panel about interoperability at the American Telemedicine Association’s 5th Annual Conference & Expo on Thursday — believes that the new phase of interoperability must move beyond the EHR to include digital care services and care provided in the home.

For example, though patients are increasingly turning to telehealth, they still need to be brought in for certain services like laboratory tests or imaging. In these scenarios, interoperability is key to make sure providers — whether providing care using telehealth or in-person — have the required medical history and information about the patient, Patel said.

“It’s extremely important to look at how interoperability is going to have that data flow from one system to the other,” he said. This is especially true if patients are going to different entities that are not on the same EHR system.

The data flow considerations do not stop at telehealth alone. There are others, like deciding where data collected from remote patient monitoring devices or wearables will be stored and how that data will be shared..." Lire la suite