Interoperability

<p>HIMSS24 Interoperability Showcase gets solutions out of the lab to demonstrate interoperability between competing vendor products, says Michael Nusbaum, president of MH Nusbaum & Associates.</p>

The Indian Health Service is installing its own EHR that is expected to connect tribal communities across 37 states.

<p>Robert Havasy, senior director of informatics strategy at HIMSS, says HIMSS24 attendees are showing results from AI use and talking about how to regulate it, as well as whether it could be used to re-focus and speed up interoperability efforts.<br />  </p>

<p>Dr. Maria Carolina Aguirre, CMIO at FCV-HIC (Hospital Internacional de Colombia), discusses her efforts with HL7 to encourage Colombia's diverse regions to work together on digital health projects and use interoperability standards.</p> <p> </p>

<p>High-quality imaging coupled with computer technologies for the eye could be used in the future to identify strokes, before they happen, and cardiovascular disease, but interoperability challenges remain, says Kerry Goetz, associate director, NEI Office of Data Science and Health Informatics.</p> <p> </p>

The three-year collaborative relationship is for Electronic Medical Record adoption in hospitals throughout the country. 

<p>Qualified health information networks, or QHINs, form a national network under TEFCA which has the reach to bring on all healthcare entities in the country, says Dr. John Blair, CEO of MedAllies, a designated QHIN.</p>

Hospitals become more humane environments as room alarms and beeps are replaced by interoperable apps carried by nurses.

<p>The American Immunization Registry Association's Sabrina Matlock, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' Sarah Finley, and Oracle Health's Kristin Glaza discuss their partnership, along with a preview of their HIMSS24 discussion about vaccine interoperability.</p> <p> </p>

PACs need the interconnectivity and IT used by hospitals, says Longevity's Heidi Wold, who is scheduled to speak at HIMSS24.