TY - CHAP
T1 - A multi-tiered perspective on healthcare interoperability
AU - Kuziemsky, Craig
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - The current healthcare delivery paradigm is defined by integrative care delivery across disparate providers and services. Therefore the ability to deliver efficient and effective healthcare services is dependent on designing and implementing interoperable systems. However, the notion of interoperability is multifaceted and complex. Although the exchange of data is often described as analogous with interoperability it must be remembered that healthcare is a process oriented domain and clinical, management, organizational and other processes must be considered as part of interoperability. This chapter discusses healthcare delivery and the role interoperability plays in supporting its delivery. First, the chapter provides a background on healthcare interoperability from multiple perspectives. Then it presents a case study of collaborative care delivery and uses it to outline specific interoperability requirements. The chapter then uses these requirements to develop a multi-tiered framework of healthcare interoperability, concluding with a discussion of the implications of the framework for interoperability research and for systems design to support integrated healthcare delivery.
AB - The current healthcare delivery paradigm is defined by integrative care delivery across disparate providers and services. Therefore the ability to deliver efficient and effective healthcare services is dependent on designing and implementing interoperable systems. However, the notion of interoperability is multifaceted and complex. Although the exchange of data is often described as analogous with interoperability it must be remembered that healthcare is a process oriented domain and clinical, management, organizational and other processes must be considered as part of interoperability. This chapter discusses healthcare delivery and the role interoperability plays in supporting its delivery. First, the chapter provides a background on healthcare interoperability from multiple perspectives. Then it presents a case study of collaborative care delivery and uses it to outline specific interoperability requirements. The chapter then uses these requirements to develop a multi-tiered framework of healthcare interoperability, concluding with a discussion of the implications of the framework for interoperability research and for systems design to support integrated healthcare delivery.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944243373&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/978-1-4666-3000-0.ch001
DO - 10.4018/978-1-4666-3000-0.ch001
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84944243373
SN - 9781466630000
SN - 1466630000
SN - 9781466630024
T3 - Advances in healthcare information systems and administration (AHISA) book series
SP - 1
EP - 18
BT - Interoperability in healthcare information systems
A2 - Sicilia, Miguel-Angel
A2 - Balazota, Pablo Serrano
PB - IGI Global
CY - Hershey, Pennsylvania,USA
ER -