HIMSS Analytics Report: Difficulties Aligning HIE Stakeholders

Wed, 3/12/2014 - 10:48amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; We recently commissioned a HIMSS Analytics white paper that consists of several CIOs and VPs from hospitals and healthcare systems of all sizes. We were looking to get unbiased information about where the industry currently stands with interoperability activities, what challenges are causing the most difficulty, and what steps are being taken to overcome the obstacles. HIMSS Analytics did a fantastic job and I encourage you to download the full report: Current State of Health Data Interoperability in the U.S. Trends, Challenges and Strategies for Success. There are three distinct themes stand out in the report: Aligning stakeholders involved in health information exchange is challenging, especially public/state exchange organizations Various connectivity strategies are being employed Industry consolidation will have significant impact on future IT decisions Yet, despite these challenges, every participant said that interoperability is, without a doubt, their organization’s top priority. Let’s briefly explore challenge number one listed above, the difficulty of aligning multiple stakeholders in the HIE process. There are two different HIE scenarios on display in the HIMSS Analytics report: A hospital in the Midwest has put in the hard work to meet the meaningful use requireme...
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