Rochester Regional Health is Achieving Interoperability One Practical Byte at a Time

Rochester Regional Health is using a measured and practical approach to data interoperability. They have focused their efforts on data that clinicians want to use, that fits their workflow, and can be seamlessly incorporated into their Epic system. They started with lab data and this integration, on its own, is having a positive impact on patient care. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Erik Jacob, Director of Interoperability at Rochester Regional Health (RRH) and Charlie Harp, CEO at Clinical Architecture to discuss how a practical, measured approach to interoperability is preferable to a tsunami of data. Starting Simple with Interoperability RRH began integrating external lab data into their Epic EMR to elevate interoperability. They chose lab data due to its well-established standards and its potential to support improved clinical decision-making for patient care. “Starting with labs made sense,” shared Jacob. “We needed to bring in external lab data from the many health information exchanges in New York state to augment our charts. Our clinicians needed that information so it was our job to get it to them.” RRH used Clinical Architecture’s data quality platform to create the bridge between the New York Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) and their Epic system. When the work was done, the lab data seamlessly appeared within Epic. RRH clinicians did not have to learn to use a new interface or alter their workflows. “When you think about all the different teleme...
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