And that’s not all. Moving to three dimensional interoperability will bring myriad benefits to major stakeholders, as outlined in Elster’s 360 Degree Solution Model chart below. Figure 4 – The 360 ...

Interoperability is one of healthcare’s biggest dilemmas, with providers trapped between growing needs for expanded use of health data and a host of compliance, legal and regulatory constraints.

A type of software that facilitates the interchange of data between different computer systems, the Qvera Interface Engine, or QIE, has enabled health care providers across the nation to exchange ...

The game of Telephone is great fun for children but a terrible way to communicate vital health information. Yet in today’s healthcare systems, the multiple fragmented systems can lead to a ...

Technology is expanding at a rapid rate, and it is changing the way that we think, organize and operate both at home and in the workplace. In the case of healthcare, new software applications, ...

It’s not unusual for patients to feel powerless in the domain of health care. Records, charts, imaging, test results and other health data have often been kept at arm’s length, with the main way to ...

A vision for “e-health” is gathering around the world, in which a rich array of dependable data is seamlessly and securely shared between patient and healthcare providers, in support of breakthrough ...

Interoperability is expanding its reach. Historically best known for its front-office utility in saving traders from ‘swivel-chair’ workflows, having applications seamlessly work together is ...

Interoperability is one of the most complex and challenging imperatives for healthcare. But it's a matter healthcare chief information officers and other health IT leaders must tackle. A good way of ...

MSN Hotmail last week announced that through an agreement with Yahoo, users of both consumer-oriented e-mail systems will now be able to share e-mail with one another. MSN Hotmail last week announced ...