| | September 20178With the high penetration of technology, the world is getting smarter and flatter. This has an impact on us in all the spheres of life. With this growing technological diffusion, it is important for devices and systems to be able to talk to each other and exchange data in a way it can be interpreted and understood, and this process is called interoperability. There are several industries where interoperability has matured to a great extent. Take for example the telecom industry where we can make calls seamlessly from phones of different manufacturers. Another example is in the financial services industry, we can make seamless financial transactions, whether it is drawing cash from an ATM or transferring money electronically. The healthcare sector too needs similar interoperable solutions, to make healthcare affordable and accessible for all.Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) defines interoperability as extent to which systems and devices can exchange data, and interpret that shared data. For two systems to be interoperable, they must be able to exchange data and subsequently present that data such that it can be understood by a user. The importance of Interoperability's in the healthcare industry is not understood well enough. This is the basic foundation on which all hospital products and IT IN MY OPINIONINTEROPERABILITY & ITS IMPORTANCE IN HEALTHCAREBy Srinivas Prasad, CEO, Philips Innovation CampusLocated in Bangalore, Philips Innovation Campus is a (PIC) is a technology hub for Philips working across all three sectors of Healthcare, Lighting and Lifestyle. PIC focuses on building complete products for India and emerging markets, in addition to developing products and solutions for global markets.M R Srinivas Prasad
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