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“Health information exchange technology is the table stakes you need for an ACO. You’re not going to be able to coordinate care and understand your risk without information exchange and analytics.”

“Electronic health record adoption is still the first priority in healthcare before getting doctors to use tablets such as the iPad. Concerns about privacy and data breaches as well as adherence to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act weigh on doctors as they incorporate mobility into their practices,” Moore said.

“The ability for doctors to validate data coming from mobile monitoring devices will be an important consideration in incorporating them into clinical care, Moore said.”

“Everybody’s pivoting into population health,” Chilmark’s Moore said, suggesting more vendors will follow suit. “Everyone’s singing from the same hymn book.”

A potential Cerner-McKesson patient data interoperability deal doesn’t surprise John Moore, founder of Chilmark Research. In the course of his HIE market research efforts, he hears a lot of frustration about EHR vendors and their non-interoperable “silos” of data, he said. The market is seeking a way out.

In a case study looking at the current state of health information exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator cites Chilmark Research and our 2012 HIE Market Report.

David Chase looks at the shifting healthcare landscape to a more patient-centric, accountable and coordinated model, and quotes John Moore on the industry’s misguided focus on EHRs.

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