
Interoperability was theme at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting last week in Chicago. How can all that talk and aspiration be turned into action?

Joe Ganley is vice president, government and regulatory affairs at athenahealth in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Interoperability was theme at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) meeting last week in Chicago. How can all that talk and aspiration be turned into action?

Big tech and its access to our data is a juicy target. But policy makers need to be careful or they will upend interoperability and turn back the clock on American healthcare.