Ten reasons why interoperability is difficult

Healthcare Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies, and Solutions: Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 127-137

  Edmunds, Margo ^a   Peddicord, Douglas ^b   Frisse, Mark E ^c  

^a ACADEMYHEALTH   (United States)

^b Washington Health Strategies Group   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information technology (Health IT); Health Information Technology Clinical Health Act (HITECH); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Interoperability; Meaningful use; Public private collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955733661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20765-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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