HealthShare Final Report A Study on Methods to Increase Interoperabilty and Unify Electronic Healthcare Records
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Electronic Health Records (EHR) are rapidly expanding in their use and their benefits are well known. Significant reduction in the cost of care, improved quality of care, and improved record keeping are just a few of the benefits of using an EHR. It is for these reasons that many medical institutions are rapidly adopting EHRs. An explosion of innovation has stemmed from this rapid adoption and has produced many different solutions from many different providers. Unfortunately, these solutions tend to store and transmit the information that they collect in formats that are not compatible with each other. In order to maximize the benefit received from these EHRs they must be able to share information between different systems and locations. This paper reports on the various aspects of achieving EHR Interoperability by discussing how different approaches affects the end user, security considerations, and usability. Health care standards, work processes and legal and organizational issues are also accounted for.
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