Interoperability in NHS Acute Trusts within England: a Situation and Capability Analysis using Freedom of Information requests
Budhdeo, S.; Weerasuriya, C. K.; Zhang, J.; Thomas, J. P.; Mariam, N. B.; Sharma, N.; Cosco, T. D.; Harrison, O. T.; Banerjee, A.
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BackgroundMany central initiatives to improve digital maturity and interoperability in the NHS started after 2015. There are few prior assessments of digital maturity and interoperability. MethodsFreedom of Information Act requests were sent to all English Acute NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to obtain information regarding digital maturity according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Mode (EMRAM) scale, and interoperability. ResultsOne third of Acute NHS Trusts have an EMR that meets requirements for EMRAM stage 6 or above. 17.4% of responding Trusts considered this. 59.1% of responding Trusts stated that their EMR allows for functional interoperability with other (interoperable) EMRs. The majority of responding Trusts had not conferred with other Trusts when making EMR purchasing decisions. DiscussionIn order to realise the benefits of digitisation and interoperability, we discuss policy recommendations including actions for local health economies.
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