Interoperability Supports Compassionate Care When Families Lose Loved Ones
Interoperability Supports Compassionate Care When Families Lose Loved Ones -
Epic is utilizing industry standards like FHIR to improve interoperability for state healthcare systems.
Summary
Epic and partners like Michigan Medicine emphasize the urgent need for automated, interoperable data exchange to prevent harmful miscommunications following deaths outside hospitals. Using industry standards like FHIR, states can securely share death data, easing the burden on clinicians and families.
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This article highlights the critical role of health IT interoperability in providing compassionate care when loved ones pass away. Michael Burns and Ladd Wiley point out that families across America frequently receive insensitive outreach (such as appointment reminders) even after a loved one has died, due to the lack of a coordinated system for notifying doctors of deaths occurring outside hospital settings. Epic is addressing this by utilizing industry standards like FHIR to enable states (including Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington, and Texas) to securely share death data. This modernizes processes that previously relied on faxes or clunky portals. The goal extends beyond mere technical exchange; it aims to ensure families are treated with dignity, clinicians have accurate patient records, and health systems can focus their efforts on care rather than paperwork. The article calls for coordinated action from state governments, providers, and EHR vendors.
Technology Note
FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: FHIR
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