Still not talking: Health IT interoperability remains elusive

Modern Healthcare: Interoperability of electronic health records remains a bridge too far for many providers, despite more than a decade of federal emphasis on information exchange and $29.1 billion spent on federal EHR incentive payments that were ostensibly tied to meaningful-use requirements mandating interoperable computer systems.

Only 11% of respondents to this year's 25th annual Modern Healthcare Survey of Executive Opinions on Key Health Information Technology Issues said their organizations were able to routinely exchange electronic patient information with other providers across the country.

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