correlation exists between the cost and
quality in healthcare. According to them,
as the costs of providing healthcare services decreases, the quality of care improves … and vice versa. Better patient
outcomes are determined by the coordination of care and timely intervention
for the right patient. However, to do that
effectively organizations need to share
data, re-engineer workflows, work collaboratively and embrace analytical tools
that can provide them with actionable
clinical insights in real time, preferably
at the point of care. Unfortunately, most
organizations are stuck in the first fundamental step, i.e., sharing data. This is
probably the biggest disappointment for
the industry during the last few years.
There is Hope, However.
The Office of the National Coordinator
for Health IT is taking a keen interest in
improving interoperability among various
health IT vendors. To that end, the organization unveiled a 10-year plan in June
for building a robust interoperable health
IT ecosystem. According to ONC, an interoperability roadmap will become available within the next three years that will
be based on scaling current health information exchanges (HIE) across various
vendor platforms.
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