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Managing Interoperability and Complexity in Health Systems

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: In recent years, we have witnessed substantial progress in the use of clinical informatics systems to support clinicians during episodes of care, manage specialised domain knowledge, perform complex clinical data analysis and improve the management of health organisations' resources. However, the vision of fully integrated health information eco-systems, which provide relevant information and useful knowledge at the point-of-care, remains elusive. This journal Focus Theme reviews some of the enduring challenges of interoperability and complexity in clinical informatics systems. Furthermore, a range of approaches are proposed in order to address, harness and resolve some of the many remaining issues towards a greater integration of health information systems and extraction of useful or new knowledge from heterogeneous electronic data repositories.

Source: Methods of Information in Medicine

DOI: 10.3414/me15-10-0001

Authors: C. Tao, I. N. Sarkar, M. -M. Bouamrane

Institutions: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Vermont, University of Glasgow

Language: English

Topic: Electronic Health Records Systems

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover