Less than 30% of health system EHRs are fully interoperable, and less than 20% actually use data transferred from another provider, according to a new study, writes Fierce Healthcare. The research, published in Health Affairs, quantifies what many throughout the industry—including federal officials—have highlighted as a priority for EHRs moving forward. Using data from the 2014 and 2015 American Hospital Association’s annual survey, researchers at Harvard, the University of California San Francisco and a senior advisor at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT found health systems have improved slightly when it comes to searching, sending, receiving and integrating patient data.
Read more:
- Fierce Healthcare: http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ehr/interoperability-usability-research-ehrs-onc-health-it-health-systems
- Progress In Interoperability: Measuring US Hospitals’ Engagement In Sharing Patient Data. Health Affairs. October 2017.