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Let’s Talk Interoperability: What Is It?

Even in healthcare technology, an industry that isn’t shy about using big words, the eight-syllable term interoperability stands out. Back in September 2004, HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) put a steering committee to work on a definition. It took them until January 2005 to create one that they felt would stand the test of time and be understood and accepted across the industry.Read the rest of this entry