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30 Sep

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare and Why Is It Important?

Interoperability in the context of healthcare electronic health records (EHR) is the ability to share patient and related information between EHR systems. There are many different EHR systems available on the market today. Therefore, it is fundamentally important for these systems to be able to communicate with one another. Unfortunately, this is not always as easy as it sounds. Having interoperability between medical record systems allows health care providers to meet the needs of their patients more efficiently. Interoperability reduces the burden of care, improves patient experience and outcomes, and reduces the overall cost of care.

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare and Why Is It Important?

Benefits of Interoperability in the Healthcare Industry

Many EHR vendors in the US work within interoperability standards defined by The Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) to ensure systems are able to communicate effectively with each other. Despite this fact, there are still some EHR vendors that do not fully participate in these shared standards. As a result, this makes it difficult to seamlessly communicate patient and related health data. Instead, providers must use manual methods of acquiring healthcare data from multiple sources to gain an in-depth look at their patient’s data. This manual process is counterproductive to the patient’s safety, experience, and healthcare outcomes. Not to mention, it adds additional burden and cost to the healthcare system.

It is important to note that achieving interoperability is not a small undertaking. As a result, it requires the support and expertise necessary to make it successful. Once achieved, it plays a key role in improving patient care and outcomes. Interoperability also enhances the provider experience and provides cost savings for the healthcare organization.

Clarity EHR Interoperability

Visonex understands the complexities faced by healthcare providers and has prioritized interoperability between Clarity and multiple other Electronic Health Records. Additionally, dialysis machines such as Tablo, NxStage, Braun, and Fresenius communicate seamlessly to provide live treatment information. Visonex also offers direct messaging capability, hospitalization notification, Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA), and a robust patient portal to further support the transition of care elements.

Visonex®

Visonex is committed to the advancement of the integrated model of care. In this value-based healthcare environment, Visonex can help your organization manage chronic health conditions such as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Visonex’s proprietary Analytics Data Warehouse (ADW), interoperability with multiple data sources, and chronic care electronic health records EHR platform with AI/decision support tools provide a meaningful, data-driven approach to improved patient health while driving efficiencies reducing costs. To learn more about how your current data could be used to lower risk for your patient population, reach out to [email protected]. Sign up here to receive industry updates. Maximize patient outcomes, improve regulatory compliance, streamline workflows, and incorporate multiple sources into a single landing point for chronic disease management.  Now that is providing “Clarity” to a cloudy situation!

For more information on interoperability in healthcare and why it’s important, call us at 1-877-285-7944, visit our website at visonex.com or email us at [email protected]

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