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1 Sha-Tisma Williford University of Phoenix LDR/711A Roxanne M. Williams Ed.D. Monday, September 11 th 2023
1 One of the largest problems faced in healthcare is interoperability. According to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), interoperability is "the ability of different information systems, devices, and applications to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner” (Crawford, 2023) Most healthcare system do not have the same Electronic Health Record, incomplete record during exchange, or lack accuracy. The inability for health system to exchange data disrupts the quality and continuum of patient care. Interoperability can be achieved by streamlining and the single use of the same smart system. Blockchain technology can minimize lag in data exchenge. Challenges with data exchange Interoperability allows data to flow easily within each health system. When there is a lack in a fully integrated interoperable, secure, efficient data exchange system it makes it difficult for treating physicians to breakdown date to optimize care and make better informed decision making for each patient. Most facilities face the most difficult data exchange which is Organizational interoperability. This includes the governance, policy, social, legal, and organizational flow of secure, seamless, and timely communication amongst internal departments and external care. These are related but does not only include difference in terminology of data files, Cybersecurity, and firewalls between facilities, out data software, handwritten documents, timeless of record completion, and lack of comprehensiveness of each record shared. The best solution is usually the easiest to achieve. Interoperability a solution for the future
2 “The healthcare industry faces significant challenges in patient identification and data interoperability due to the use of different electronic medical records (EMRs) and variations in patient information storage. Blockchain technology, a decentralized database that uses cryptography protocols for security and persistency, offers a potential solution to these issues.” (Sharif hassain, 2023) With the use of blockchain technology healthcare system can share data without the worry behind whether or not the data is shared securely. Most HERs are heavly protected to protect patient information. Patients have control over their shared data. In the instance where the patient is incapable of authorizing data exchange block chain technology has a solution for shared data. Blockchain technology can share data while preserving the integrity, the interoperability, the availability of the classical client–server that manages EHRs. Block chain is shared through an cryptographically signed group of blocks and are linked to the previously shared data. SPL model Conclusion “Electronic health records (EHRs) play an important role in our life. However, most of the time, they are scattered and saved on different databases belonging to distinct institutions (hospitals, laboratories, clinics, etc.) geographically distributed across one or many countries” (Mejri, 2023)
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