The Call for Semantic Interoperability:
The current lack of interoperability between EHR’s and poorly designed electronic systems can exacerbate and compromise patient safety, undermine quality and care outcomes, and increase in costs. It also hinders progress toward achieving patient centric care in terms of care processes and technologies used face significant obstacles accessing data, validating solutions, integrating into highly configured environments, and scaling implementations across varied settings. The adoption and use of interoperable EHR’s has become a major requirement for detailed access of patient health records. In parallel, the need for clinical research and structured data across multiple EHR systems is growing. (Kalra et
The current lack of interoperability between EHR’s and poorly designed electronic systems can exacerbate and compromise patient safety, undermine quality and care outcomes, and increase in costs. It also hinders progress toward achieving patient centric care in terms of care processes and technologies used face significant obstacles accessing data, validating solutions, integrating into highly configured environments, and scaling implementations across varied settings. The adoption and use of interoperable EHR’s has become a major requirement for detailed access of patient health records. In parallel, the need for clinical research and structured data across multiple EHR systems is growing. (Kalra et