Two industry agencies—one that is fairly new, and another that is been in operation for many years—say they plan to work together this year on joint initiatives to make better ways that IT systems share health information or info exchange.
The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA) and Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) say they plan to pursue 3 initiatives in attempts to make better and simplify interoperability. PCHA and IHE signed a joint liaison contract in the year of 2016, and this latest declaration builds off of that, executives say.
PCHA is a not-for-profit agency developed by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society to support technology that enables personal connected health. IHE, which has been in existence for nearly 2 decades, is an initiative by healthcare professionals and the industry to make better the way healthcare computer systems share information and info exchange.
The agencies will further their collaboration on future IHE Profiles and Continua Design Guidelines development, to make sure the combined deployment of fully interoperable systems. The 2 groups will also cooperate on conformity testing and certification, aligning their respective tools and procedures. Ultimately, PCHA and IHE are “devoted to advancing communication, education and interoperability demonstrations to eradicate confusion among providers, vendors and standards bodies,” executives claim.
Standards-based exchange of healthcare information among facilities, health information agencies and government agencies is identified as significant in improving care. IHE's Profiles and PCHAlliance's Continua Design Guidelines are both standards-based, open specifications that have been developed to be deployed together, and make sure that device data—whether captured by the sufferer or in a care delivery setting—flows into electronic health records (EHRs) in the similar format and coded content.
Continua Design Guidelines are identified as an international standard for personal health systems and comprise a reference architecture, implementation tools and services.
IHE Profiles give a common language for purchasers and vendors to meet the integration requirements of healthcare sites and the integration capabilities of HIT products.
"PCHAlliance and IHE share the similar vision. That is, we consider that health info exchange is possible throughout the worldwide healthcare ecosystem and, together, we can support latest innovations and develop solutions to make better health outcomes, enhance understanding and assist to make big data possible," stated Michael Kirwan, vice president, Personal Connected Health Alliance. "We’re looking forward to expanding our collaboration and working closely to further extend interoperability in healthcare."
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