Interoperability in
Health care
Information Systems
Agenda
• Background & problem
• Our research and strategy
• Summary and reflections
Background
• Value-based Health care
• Big data
• Internet of Things
• Previous studies
• RQ1. What are the interoperability drivers in HISs?
• RQ2. To what extent can the implementation of
interoperability characteristics defined in open standards
improve the flow of information in HISs?
Interoperability in health care
Interoperability
"Interoperability is the ability of multiple systems to use each
others services effectively“ (Pokraev, 2009), pp. 19.
• Technical interoperbility
• Semantic interoperbility
• Process interoperbility
Open standards
• “A standard is an agreed, repeatable way of doing something.
It is a published document that contains a technical
specification or other precise criteria designed to be used
consistently as a rule, guideline, or definition.” The British
Standard Institution.
• Open standard requirements
Research strategy
• Case study
• Västra Götalandsregionen, Region Halland and Region Skåne
• Respondents
• Data analysis
• Generalizability
RQ1: Interoperability drivers
Software architectural design:
• Objectives
• Constraints
RQ2: Open standard
characteristics
• Technical
• Semantic
• Process
Summery
Climate...?
Interoperability climate

Interoperability in health care information systems