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Why healthcare systems must talk
Section 1 · Module 1 · Interoperability foundations · 15 min
The interoperability problem
Hospitals run many systems — the EHR for the clinical record, the LIS for lab tests, PACS for images, and a billing system for charges. Bought separately over years, they don't naturally share data. Without integration, staff re-key patients into each system and results get lost.
Healthcare integration connects these systems so information flows automatically and accurately. The payoff is better patient care (a complete record), efficiency (no re-entry), and fewer errors. This course teaches the fundamentals, using Mirth Connect as the integration engine.
That is one lesson of 12
Healthcare Integration Fundamentals runs to 12 lessons across 4 sections, and ends in an assessed, dated certificate you can have verified by anyone.