Interoperability

Visionary healthcare organizations are enhancing the patient experience, improving operational efficiency and increasing cybersecurity resilience with AI networking.

Matthew McCay, MultiCare Health System's veteran advocacy manager, and Epic's Brett Barker explain how an API enables doctors at the POC to identify more veteran patients, rectify medication lists and refer them to Veterans Affairs' services.

The magic is taking the results from a single community to create the same model for the nation, says Danish Qureshi, CEO of Zarminali Pediatrics.

Developed at the IU Indianapolis School of Dentistry and Regenstrief Institute, an NIH grant could help expand the application, which links dentists with regional health information exchanges, enabling them to view their patients' medical histories.

ASTP and CMS want to increase Medicare beneficiaries' access to care and are requesting stakeholder input on digital tools and standards-based data exchange. And a report from HHS shows how HL7 Da Vinci Projects can help speed prior auth with FHIR APIs.

Despite years of investment, many hospitals remain digitally fragmented. A command centre approach offers a practical way forward, integrating data and decision-making in real time to enhance operational and surgical performance – and patient care.

Health systems, historically wary of making patient data available to payers, have gradually overcome that hesitation due to the positive impact data sharing has had on patient care and outcomes, says PointClickCare's Brian Drozdowicz.

Endoscopy plays a critical role in early cancer detection and avoiding open surgery. But a combination of overburdened healthcare staff and fragmented workflows means endoscopy departments need greater interoperability to improve patient outcomes.

The qualified health information network has shrunk the time it takes for providers to access patient data from hours to seconds. Its query volume has grown from about 200,000 to more than 66 million in one year.

Caroline Zago, healthcare informatics leader for Latin America at Philips, says the company leverages AI and machine learning to streamline workflows, make data easier for patients to understand and elevate care quality.