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The Path to Seamless Healthcare Data Exchange: Analysis of Two Leading Interoperability Initiatives

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Emerging as a transforming factor in modern medical care delivery, healthcare interoperability drastically changes how healthcare companies distribute and use patient data across many systems and platforms. This article investigates two innovative implementations of healthcare interoperability—through thorough case studies of Intermountain Healthcare and the National Health Service (NHS—UK). This article shows how these companies overcome typical integration difficulties to reach seamless data interchange by examining their strategic approaches, technical designs, and execution strategies. While the NHS's national program shows the scalability of cloud-based interoperability solutions, the Intermountain Healthcare effort highlights the ability of standardized protocols and APIs to build a coherent healthcare ecosystem. Both studies underscore the important need for stakeholder involvement and regulatory compliance, even as they show notable benefits in patient outcomes, diagnostic efficiency, and care coordination. These results underline how effective healthcare interoperability calls for a well-coordinated combination of organizational change management, defined procedures, and technical innovation under control. The knowledge gained from these implementations allows healthcare companies to improve their data interchange capacity through insightful analysis and produce more patient-centered, effective treatment. While addressing the difficult issues of integrating legacy systems, guaranteeing data security, and preserving regulatory compliance in an increasingly linked healthcare environment, this article adds to the mounting body of knowledge on pragmatic ways to achieve healthcare interoperability.
DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i06.32638
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405622599
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