Interoperability
“Interoperability” in health care means that information and communications are shared across technology platforms and in health provider offices. Healthcare interoperability specifically includes the hardware, software, integrated technologies, related licenses, technical information, or services and standards necessary to share relevant health data securely and accurately in response to an enrollee, or enrollee’s health care provider’s request for health information. Interoperability improves and facilitates access to and delivery of care. This is a complex issue. You can read about it in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library.