Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
Volume 49, Issue -, Pages 3-8Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2014.03.011
Keywords
Medical informatics; Public health informatics; Infectious disease reporting; Public policy; Meaningful use
Funding
- AHRQ HHS [R01HS020909, R01 HS020909] Funding Source: Medline
- NLM NIH HHS [HHSN276200800006C] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [HHSN2762008000006C] Funding Source: Medline
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Proliferation of health information technologies creates opportunities to improve clinical and public health, including high quality, safer care and lower costs. To maximize such potential benefits, health information technologies must readily and reliably exchange information with other systems. However, evidence from public health surveillance programs in two states suggests that operational clinical information systems often fail to use available standards, a barrier to semantic interoperability. Furthermore, analysis of existing policies incentivizing semantic interoperability suggests they have limited impact and are fragmented. In this essay, we discuss three approaches for increasing semantic interoperability to support national goals for using health information technologies. A clear, comprehensive strategy requiring collaborative efforts by clinical and public health stakeholders is suggested as a guide for the long road towards better population health data and outcomes. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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