Patient rights advocates have also pushed for interoperability improvements that would provide patients and their doctors better access to critical health information. At the same time, many healthcare systems and health IT have resisted interoperability efforts, fearing a loss in market share. Clinicians are the ones who interact directly with patients and understand what type of information patients are requesting. Interoperability In The Age Of COVID-19In the face of the current pandemic, we’ve never had a greater need for interoperability. This is not the time for health systems to consider ripping and replacing their existing systems with new solutions that facilitate interoperability.

Source: Forbes May 11, 2020 11:15 UTC