2018 Regional Policy Dialogue: Digital Transformation of the Health Sector
Session 3: Interoperability: Speaking the Same Language
Continuity of care requires quality data throughout all interactions with the patient and other agencies in the health system. The only way to ensure the quality across all environments is through three elements: standards, interoperability, and architecture. This session will discuss the following questions:
- Quality of care: how can information improve continuity and quality of care?
- I want my silos to communicate: How do I achieve interoperability of my systems?
- What are the elements necessary for information systems to talk to each other?
- What actions should be taken to enable communication within health information systems?
Documents
In this presentation, Alba reviewed Uruguay's EHR system, as well as the innovative Connectathon (in Spanish).
In this presentation, William Hammond reviewed the basic concepts behind interoperability, as well as specific recommendations for the LAC region.