[telemedicine] Electronic Medical Records Vendors Unite

[Medical Informatics News]

Twenty-one vendors of* electronic health records have banded together to figure out how
to make systems interoperable and to encourage physicians, particularly in ambulatory settings, to adopt the
technology. From eWeek:

The association’s greatest potential is to “remove impediments that currently sit in front of customers,” said
Jonathan Javitt, chairman of the health subcommittee of the president’s IT Advisory Committee. To do so, he said, the
group needs to convince purchasers that they face little risk of getting stuck with incompatible systems.

”The lack of interoperability has become a barrier to purchasing decisions,” said Pat Wise, director of EHR
initiatives at HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society).

But she added that the group will work simultaneously on reducing common barriers to adoption, including lack of
interoperability, funding issues and physicians’ reluctance to use new systems.


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