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Interoperability

Meaning in healthcare management, with examples

/ˌɪntərˌɑːpərəˈbɪləti/nounAdvanced term

In healthcare management, interoperability means: The ability of different computer systems and devices to exchange health data and use it correctly, for example between a hospital and a family doctor.

In Turkish: birlikte çalışabilirlik

How it is used

A major issue whenever hospitals buy new IT systems. People talk about improving interoperability and about standards such as HL7 and FHIR. Poor interoperability means that staff have to type information again, and errors creep in.

Example sentences

  1. Without interoperability, lab results from the private clinic have to be scanned into our system by hand.

  2. Interoperability was the main reason we chose this software vendor.

Common collocations

  • interoperability standards
  • improve interoperability
  • data interoperability
  • lack of interoperability
  • electronic health recordA digital version of a patient's health record that authorised staff can view and update, and that can often be shared between departments and providers.
  • hospital information systemThe integrated software a hospital uses to manage patient registration, appointments, clinical records, orders, billing and stock.
  • medical recordThe official record of a patient's health and care, including their history, diagnoses, test results, treatments and the notes written by staff.

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