Comments on: Healthcare IT Interoperability Defined http://rdn-consulting.com/blog/2007/11/20/healthcare-it-interoperability-defined/ Software Development and Biomedical Engineering Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Interoperability is a Big Word! | Bob on Medical Device Software http://rdn-consulting.com/blog/2007/11/20/healthcare-it-interoperability-defined/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 Interoperability is a Big Word! | Bob on Medical Device Software Fri, 14 May 2010 05:11:00 +0000 http://rdn-consulting.com/blog/2007/11/20/healthcare-it-interoperability-defined/#comment-2845 [...] Unfortunately, interoperability means a lot more than just “data transfer” (see Healthcare IT Interoperability Defined), and is where the advise breaks down. Scripting tools can manipulate those files, turning them [...] [...] Unfortunately, interoperability means a lot more than just “data transfer” (see Healthcare IT Interoperability Defined), and is where the advise breaks down. Scripting tools can manipulate those files, turning them [...]

]]> By: Runjorel http://rdn-consulting.com/blog/2007/11/20/healthcare-it-interoperability-defined/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Runjorel Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:38:13 +0000 http://rdn-consulting.com/blog/2007/11/20/healthcare-it-interoperability-defined/#comment-295 Wow, I just want to say thank you for this blog. I have recently started working for a medical billing company as a developer, and I have just been quite shocked not only at the many different standards for everything as you present in this blog, but how far behind the medical industry is as a whole. It scares the heck out of me that you can have multiple healthcare programs such as an EHR/EMR and a separate Billing program that cannot talk to each other because they each use a different standard, and no one wants to take the time to write an interface. So much for standards. I definitely got more than I bargained for when I took this job. In fact, due to the lack of a true standard, my boss has asked me to develop a custom EMR. Unfortunately, convincing him of buying another piece of software and trying to customize it did not work. Regardless I am glad to know at least someone else out there understands my frustrations. Much Appreciated! Wow, I just want to say thank you for this blog. I have recently started working for a medical billing company as a developer, and I have just been quite shocked not only at the many different standards for everything as you present in this blog, but how far behind the medical industry is as a whole. It scares the heck out of me that you can have multiple healthcare programs such as an EHR/EMR and a separate Billing program that cannot talk to each other because they each use a different standard, and no one wants to take the time to write an interface. So much for standards.

I definitely got more than I bargained for when I took this job. In fact, due to the lack of a true standard, my boss has asked me to develop a custom EMR. Unfortunately, convincing him of buying another piece of software and trying to customize it did not work. Regardless I am glad to know at least someone else out there understands my frustrations.

Much Appreciated!

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