Data Interoperability: Getting the Right Information Into the Hands of Clinicians and Patients

Improving data interoperability continues to be a top goal for healthcare organizations still challenged with data silos and clinical and financial IT systems that don’t talk to one another, including different EHR systems across inpatient and outpatient settings. However, the unprecedented adoption of digital technologies during the pandemic, increasing innovation, consumer pressure, and a succession of regulatory and legislative moves have built momentum for greater interoperability.

In our latest Industry Focus Section, three health system chief information/informatics leaders share key ways interoperability is evolving, barriers that persist, and how their organizations are increasing data sharing and creating more connected systems.