>Rather than trying to find a system that could be universalized, the (idiotic) plan has been to give millions of dollars to multiple corporations to develop systems, then subsidize the purchase cost to providers to encourage adoption. Then, only once everyone has invested in their own proprietary system will they begin trying to universalize the system by developing cross compatibility.
This is misinformation. Interoperability via HL7 messages has roots in the 80s. The subsidies encouraging provider adoption of EMRs during Obama's administration set constraints on qualifying EMRs including a certain level of support for interoperability. The government sensibly leveraged existing standards produced by those free market forces you decry.
This is misinformation. Interoperability via HL7 messages has roots in the 80s. The subsidies encouraging provider adoption of EMRs during Obama's administration set constraints on qualifying EMRs including a certain level of support for interoperability. The government sensibly leveraged existing standards produced by those free market forces you decry.