Discuss the importance of interoperability between EHRs and other disparate systems and the impact on improving quality and access to care. How can workflow analysis be used to identify issues related to interoperability?
NUR 514 Week 6 DQ 2
Discuss the importance of interoperability between EHRs and other disparate systems and the impact on improving quality and access to care. How can workflow analysis be used to identify issues related to interoperability?
Answer:
Interoprability, as defined by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (2022) is, “The ability of different information systems, devices and applications (systems) to access, exchange, integrate and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner, within and across organizational, regional and national boundaries, to provide timely and seamless portability of information and optimize the health of individuals and populations globally” (para. 1). This is so important as many healthcare organizations utilize different types of electronic health records (EHR’s). Oftentimes, these health records do not communicate across healthcare systems, leaving large gaps in clinician knowledge about patient care that has been delivered by other specialists which may even been within the same city. This becomes more concerning when a patient presents for an urgent or emergent medical condition that requires a provider to make
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