Although many health IT vendors are joining CommonWell for interoperability, the definition of what interoperability will look like over the coming years is still somewhat vague. Since CommonWell’s ...

HIMSS has proposed an update to its definition of interoperability which adds operational data exchange as part of its description, taking into account the policy, social and organizational components ...

HIMSS has crafted a new definition for interoperability. HIMSS, the owner of Healthcare IT News, described the new concept as one specifically fit for the larger healthcare ecosystem. Senior Director ...

We’ve come a long way in sharing data across the healthcare industry. The HITECH Act’s Meaningful Use program drove a wave of digital adoption, moving us from isolated systems to widespread use of ...

The pursuit of coalition interoperability has become more difficult as new technologies emerge, potential operations become more diverse and vastly different militaries look at cooperative actions.

Newly installed DirectTrust CEO Scott Stuewe has been in the health IT industry for more than two decades, and he’s burnt out on one particular buzzword: interoperability. “I think the notion of ...

Interoperability has become the holy grail of health IT. Though it is the universal goal, there is little consensus on how to get there. Even definitions of what interoperability is are varied, and ...

Progress has been made in healthcare with improving data interoperability, or "data liquidity," the ability of data to securely flow from one place to another, as needed and appropriate, for patient ...

In the world of education technology, it serves as a sort of Rorschach test: If you want to know how people feel about data use, privacy, security, and the role of tech in schools, ask them how they ...

Sure—the letter “I” is used three times to spell “interoperability.” But look beyond the word, as clunky and confusing as it may seem, and focus instead on its essence and the possibilities that are ...