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    Interoperability

    Data exchange impacts every aspect of health care today.

    Cerner Interoperability makes data flow freely using standards, network connections and nationwide exchange to give clinicians access to relevant information regardless of source and support data sharing across the continuum. With a more complete picture of the person, we empower clinicians to make better care decisions and plan appropriate care.

    Cerner Interoperability empowers clinicians with intuitive access to data that helps inform care decisions.

    Connectivity

    Cerner leads with standards, network connections and nationwide exchange to make data sharing possible with any system regardless of EHR. We connect care organizations to relevant data from many different sources, including but not limited to:

    • Other health venues
    • Health information exchanges (HIE)
    • CommonWell Health Alliance® and Carequality
    • State registries such as immunizations and prescription drug monitoring programs
    • Provider and consumer health apps

    Cerner supports a wide range of clinical data sharing and enables streamlined communication and coordination with other care team members. Clinicians can:

    • View outside patient records from care venues nationwide and discover where a patient recently visited
    • View and exchange data from connected sources, such as other health care venues, state and national registries, PACS systems for image viewing, regional/state HIEs and CommonWell, regardless of EHR
    • Aggregate clinical data and share discharge summaries and clinical notes
    • Securely share messages and documents with other providers
    • Transact lab and radiology orders and results between ambulatory and acute care systems
    • Report immunization data to local, county, state or national immunization registries, query for patient vaccination histories and forecasts, and build longitudinal immunization records
    • Push patient admission notifications to providers
    • View reconciled medication history, drug brand alternatives and cost information, manage prior authorizations, analyze patients’ controlled substance usage, and electronically prescribe standard and non-controlled substances
    • Share medical images with other care organizations
    • Connect acute and ambulatory facilities, as well as reference labs, through one standardized connection, reducing the need for multiple point-to-point connections.

    Cerner is advancing interoperability in a way that will empower clinicians by redefining the experience of accessing and acting on health information from any source. New advancements will simplify the workflow and enhance usability by proactively collecting data from more sources, improving processing of collected data and displaying the information intuitively at the point of care where it's needed.

      "I was caring for an ED patient who suffered blunt trauma to his torso and required CT imaging to rule out internal bleeding. When asked by the nurse and me if he has any allergies, he denied. I checked the HIE for allergies before ordering a CT scan with IV contrast and was surprised to see that he had a documented anaphylaxis to IV contrast at another facility. This information prevented me from ordering a test that could have harmed my patient."

      - Gil Shlamovitz, MD, CMIO, Emergency Medicine Physician, Keck Medicine of USC

      "Patients sometimes struggle to remember the details of their past immunizations. The staff is happy with [Immunization Query]. Now the nurses can see immunizations and then pull them into the workflow. This helps the nurses get an accurate record of previously administered vaccines. Immunization query lets the nurses confirm immunizations. This makes it easier for us to get an accurate immunization history for our patients."

      - Eva Crosby, Quality Management, East Jefferson General Hospital

      "I have to say thank you for CommonWell. We have an extremely complicated patient of Dr. Parker’s and our Conservative Management Clinic who was hospitalized at Mayo on 9/15/18 and discharged 9/17/18. His wife called me informing me the Mayo providers needed his medications changed. I was so excited to see all of the Mayo information regarding that stay in CommonWell so I could collaborate with Dr. Parker. The patient received the needed care much faster having the records immediately available."

      - Merry J Enright, Population Health Manager, Winona Health

      "Cerner has played a huge role in interoperability, and we've been able to take advantage of that. We are fortunate that we've been able to collaborate with Cerner on a lot of the interoperability initiatives."

      - Bernie Reid, VP of Information Technology, CIO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center

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      Proven Results

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      Connecting patient data through interoperability helps improve care across Los Angeles area health systems

      With interoperability, Keck Medicine of USC providers have quick access to available patient data from outside organizations, and they incorporate that information into the local record to help make better treatment decisions.

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      Prescription price transparency helps patients gain financial flexibility, proactive provider care

      Real-Time Prescription Benefits helps physicians find their patients potential savings at the pharmacy.

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      Millions of health records exchanged as St. John Providence adopts interoperability solution

      Providing easy access to information helped providers quickly access important medical records.

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      Improving hospice access to shared care records

      Located in East London, St Joseph’s Hospice boasts a very long history of specialist palliative care. Among the biggest hospices in London with a large catchment area, St Joseph’s takes referrals from many different sources – be that a GP, hospital or community healthcare professional, or the patient or family themselves.

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      Contact us to learn more about Interoperability.

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      Related Offerings

      CommonWell Health Alliance

      Cerner is a founding member of the CommonWell Health Alliance, which is advancing interoperability by connecting systems nationwide and making health data available no matter where care occurs. 

      Cerner Health Information Exchange

      Cerner Health Information Exchange allows providers to view and exchange patient data, regardless of their EHR.

      Device Connectivity

      Cerner’s Device Connectivity solutions use a workflow-driven, open architecture platform designed to support interoperability between validated medical devices and the EHR, regardless of vendor. With more than 50 validated device partners and 1,000 supported devices, we are continuously working toward improving communication between medical devices and systems, including making sure our devices follow the latest industry standards.

      Open Platforms

      Cerner’s open platforms, open technologies and open business approach enable innovative collaboration and the development of apps that fulfill edge needs. Our open application programming interfaces, called Cerner Ignite APIs, allow your organization to integrate apps directly into your workflows at the point of care. 

      Lights On Network

      Cerner’s industry-leading EHR analytics solution, Lights On Network, provides data-driven analysis to help you understand which interoperability methods are used across your organization. Measure near real-time data such as orders received, results sent, messages exchanged and electronic prescription usage to determine the impact of interoperability as your organization moves from paper processes to newer technologies.