Surmounting Barriers to Healthcare Data and Information: Cases in Point, the U.S. Experience
Bharath Perugu, MBA, Varun Wadhwa, BS, Jin Kim, ME, Jenny Cai, BS (Candidate), Audrey Shin, BS (Candidate), Amar Gupta, MBA/PhD
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Authors review the progress in healthcare interoperability from 2010 to 2023 in the United States. Interoperability, in the context of this paper, is “the ability to share information across time and space from multiple devices, sources, and organizations”, as defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
A literature review was conducted on
established interoperability standards and systems in healthcare and an evaluation of their feasibility were conducted at three levels of healthcare interoperability, as defined by the National Academy of Medicine. An evaluation of four interoperability parameters: 1) device/equipment interoperability, 2) compatibility issues, 3) involved organizations, and 4) migration and conversion issues are presented. The evaluation assessed the adoption levels of each standard by looking at factors that
support or limit its systemic adoption. Estimations on the number of users—medical professionals and patients—for each system were made in instances where verifiable data were available.
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