interoperability

Marc Probst, longtime CIO at Intermountain Healthcare and new CIO at ELLKAY, also discusses digital transformation and the cost challenges facing healthcare now – as well as the IT innovation he sees emerging from the COVID-19 crisis.

John D'Amore, president and cofounder of Diameter Health, discusses the future of interoperability in the U.S.

Deep Dive: There have been delays in compliance deadlines for long-awaited interoperability rules, but recent days only highlight the pressing need for greater access to health data.

Opt-in "Exposure Notifications" are included in new operating system updates on both companies' platforms and available now to worldwide public health agencies.

Technology issues for interoperability are more of a cultural than a deployment challenge, explain Drew Ivan, Lyniate's chief product and strategy officer, and Matthew Michela, CEO of Life Image.

NHS 111 staff will be enabled to book appointments for patients at appropriate surgeries in the UK.

In this COVID-19 era, the need for health and care systems to become agile and change is very real. 

The pandemic's long-term impact on acute and post-acute care will be more detailed documentation and a greater emphasis on event notification services to track care progression, explains Brightree VP Nick Knowlton.

The two tech giants' unprecedented partnership looks to engage as many users in disease-tracing and prevention efforts as possible while tearing down the data silos of their respective smartphone platforms.