HTM310 v1

Turbow, S., Hollberg, J. R., & Ali, M.K. (2021). Electronic health record interoperability: How did we get here and how do we move forward? JAMA Health Forum, 2(3):e210253. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2777782

A comprehensive introduction to interoperability and concepts around connected care realizing the early promises of electronic health record incentivization.

Torab-Miandoab, A., Samad-Soltani, T., Jodati, A., & Rezaei-Hachesu, P. (2023). Interoperability of heterogeneous health information systems: a systematic literature review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23(1), 18. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-023-02115-5

Excellent summarization of complexities involved in connecting health data systems both within and across multiple organizations. Helpful context for students looking to get involved in understanding the big picture of health informatics in practice.

Lario, R., Kawamoto, K., Sottara, D., Eilbeck, K., Huff, S., Del Fiol, G., ... & Middleton, B. (2023). A method for structuring complex clinical knowledge and its representational formalisms to support composite knowledge interoperability in healthcare. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 137, 104251. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1532046422002568

An introduction to the foundational problem of properly defining ontologies and knowledge graphs to support ongoing efforts at health care quality improvement.

Kwon, A., Lee, H. Y., Shin, S. Y., Yang, K., Sung, Y., Lee, K., & Lee, J. H. (2024). Current health data standardization project and future directions to ensure interoperability in Korea. Healthcare Informatics Research, 30(2), 93-102. https://synapse.koreamed.org/articles/1516086980

This article provides the beginning of a functional global context around health care informatics and standardization of quality care in Korea.

Li, E., Lounsbury, O., Clarke, J., Ashrafian, H., Darzi, A., & Neves, A. L. (2023). Perceptions of chief clinical information officers on the state of electronic health records systems interoperability in NHS England: a qualitative interview study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23(1), 158. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-023-02255-8

The authors of this article examine difficulties that lead to poor interoperability. Seeing these problems through the lens of the English healthcare system is a good way to expand situational awareness of current global informatics challenges.