We’re back to share part 2 of our deep dive interview with Brendan Keeler, Interoperability Practice Lead at HTD Health and prolifc health IT writer on his substack healthapiguy.substack.com. In case you missed part 1 of our interview with Brendan, be sure to learn about the Epic Culture and the start of our healthcare interoperability discussion. It’s a lively discussion with some amazing stories.
In part 2 of our interview series, we do a really deep dive into the nuances of interoperability in healthcare. Brendan has a deep understanding of these nuances having worked on it at Epic followed by his experience facilitating it at Redox. Not to mention, helping health IT companies with their interoperability needs is what he does at HTD Health.
Needless to say that this topic is complex and full of nuance. Although, it presents a tremendous opportunity for healthcare startup companies and healthcare organizations to create better experiences for patients and clinicians when it’s done right. Plus, we’ve come a long way in what data can be shared. There’s still plenty of work to do, but Brendan gives a good look at what’s possible today.
In our conversation, we talk about pior authorizations and some of the challenges associated with interoperability and prior auth. Plus, Brendan shares a lot of details for how a startup company should approach integration and interoperability with other companies like an EHR vendor. He shares how the integration choice depends on a number of factores including a startup’s customer base, budget, desired level of integration depth, and the EHR systems involved.
We also dive into the discussion of information blocking and how EHR vendors are approaching their various app programs, pricing models, and what data access they support. This includes a discussion of some of the legal cases that are going on now that are going to shape the future of what this will look like. Plus, we have some discussion on the cost of interoperability.
Of course, we couldn’t talk about interoperability without talking about TEFCA and QHINs. We discuss the treatment use case and the various use cases that go beyond treatment. Brendan highlights some of the key elements that build trust in networks including symmetry when it comes to sharing health data. At the end of the day, the question is whether we’ll collaborate together to create a path to interoperability that is well defined or whether stakeholders will take more of an adversial approach where they exploit loopholes for their own benefit.
Check out our lengthy part 2 discussion with Brendan Keeler as we talk all things healthcare interoperability.
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