Interoperability: A silver lining for the COVID crisis?

Interoperability is a term that has been a buzzword in digital healthcare circles for years. But it is only recently, with the COVID crisis, perhaps, that the critical benefit of systems being able to talk to each other across national and regional boundaries has been acknowledged on a global basis.

The pandemic not only accelerated the digital transformation of healthcare delivery and the adoption of telehealth services, it also increased the need for innovative processes and redesigned workflows across healthcare – with interoperability a clear facilitator of this.

A perfect storm for healthcare

“We are at a point now where we can really see some of the benefits that have arisen out of the crisis for digital health,” says Dr Petra Wilson, European Program Director of the…