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JAMIA study

JAMIA Study Reports 22-68% Interoperability Across EHR Platforms: 7 Implications

by Vince Kuraitis, JD and Ian McNicoll, MD

A recent study of EHR interoperability found that 68% of data was “understood” when exchanged across different sites using the same vendor, but only 22% was “understood” when exchanged across different EHR vendors.

The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA). In this post, we will:

  • Summarize the JAMIA study and its findings
  • Interpret the findings
  • Discuss possible solutions
  • Describe seven implications

While we mostly agree on the study’s findings, we’ll offer some nuanced interpretations. Vince is a U.S. based healthcare consultant focusing on platform strategy and business models. Ian brings a European perspective – he is a former Scottish GP turned medical informatics expert.

Open.Epic: A (Not So Open) API

Last week EHR vendor Epic unveiled it’s new API (application programming interface) targeted at developers — more specifically at remote patient monitoring companies and health/wellness apps or portals. Epic seems to have had second thoughts about the site since only remnants of the landing page are still there as of today.