Health Catalyst Global Solutions, SVP, Shounak Lahiri, was quoted in a recent article by Healthcare IT Today focused on improving interoperability across healthcare systems to support care coordination and data sharing.
Healthcare IT Today reached out to see how those solutions are being implemented and where challenges still remain.
"Healthcare data interoperability remains a challenge despite improvements in health information exchange standards. True interoperability goes beyond data sharing. It requires seamless workflows across systems and organizations. However, many core systems, including EHRs, lack the accessibility needed to enable these critical workflows, impacting patient care.
Integrating health IT solutions such as cloud-based data extraction, analytics, and autonomous clinical pathways enhances interoperability across providers, systems, and patients. This strengthens value-based care by improving quality while reducing costs. A key shift is moving from reactive care gap closure to proactive intervention.
Interoperability starts with aggregating patient data from EHRs, insurers, clinical registries, and Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). When combined with analytics, AI augmentation, and evidence-based guidelines, this data helps identify needed interventions. Autonomous clinical care pathways and patient engagement tools then facilitate these actions, providing personalized recommendations, shared decision-making, and streamlined care delivery.
For example, patients can schedule diagnostics and labs online, initiate or adjust medications, receive referrals, and coordinate care. By enhancing workflows with engagement, automation, and AI-driven decision support, interoperability moves from a technical goal to a transformative force in healthcare." - Shounak Lahiri, Global Solutions, SVP at Health Catalyst
