{"id":2778,"date":"2024-08-12T13:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nubisoft.io\/blog\/?p=2778"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T10:09:22","slug":"what-is-healthcare-interoperability-and-why-does-it-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nubisoft.io\/blog\/what-is-healthcare-interoperability-and-why-does-it-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is healthcare interoperability and why does it matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/h2>\n

It’s no secret that data is the foundation of medicine today. The growing popularity of EHR systems has meant that we gain more and more of this information, which is critical to quality healthcare. According to some sources, the average hospital generates 50 petabytes of data per year, or nearly 137 terabytes per day<\/a>. This number continues to grow, according to some sources by as much as half a year per year<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Such a large amount of constantly emerging data is a tremendous resource, creating unprecedented opportunities for treatment and optimization of this process (e.g., using AI). On the other hand, it places additional responsibilities on medical facilities to secure and organize this information so that it can be used at all. Unfortunately, the vast majority of this data is not usable. According to World Economic Forum, we effectively use only about 3% of the available data<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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To increase that number, there have been many efforts over the years to make data structured and, more importantly, interoperable.<\/p>\n

But what does interoperability even mean, especially in healthcare? What are the barriers to achieving it? What are the basic standards of medical data and for what purpose should they be used?<\/p>\n

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The following article will help you get started with interoperability and provide answers to all of these questions!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What is interoperability?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At its core, data interoperability in healthcare is about enabling seamless communication and data exchange between different information systems, devices, and applications. It’s the ability of health information systems to work together within and across organizational boundaries to advance the effective delivery of healthcare for individuals and communities.<\/p>\n

Let’s break this down with some specific examples of how seamless interoperability may look like:<\/p>\n