Imagine someone suffering an injury while on vacation. They receive treatment at the nearest emergency department, where they are instructed to follow up with their primary care physician at home. But if the home physician isn’t able to access information about the care their patient received, the physician has to rely on the patient’s own recall. The doctor might order unnecessary tests the patient has already had, wasting time and money. With healthcare interoperability, however, healthcare team members have all of their patients’ medical information at their fingertips. Click the banner…

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