Clinicians Looking for External Data on Patients Frustrated With Lack of EHR Interoperability, Finds KLAS

Tommy Rowley, Senior Director of Customer Insights at KLAS, discussed the recent “EHR Interoperability 2024: Clinician Needs Still Not Being Met” report in an interview with healthsystemsCIO. He highlighted that, despite advancements in healthcare interoperability, clinicians still feel under-supported in handling data to optimize patient care. He urged improvements in usability, emphasizing the difficulty of managing large data sets and suggested four progressive steps to improve interoperability.