E-Health Insider is launching a new conference and exhibition called Healthcare Interoperability on 30 October at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham.
The event is a response to the current wide ranging discussion about interoperability in healthcare systems – what it is, where it is needed and how it can be made to happen. What is clear is that much of our 21st century healthcare policy and practice requires clinical information sharing that is only possible if there are high levels of interoperability between systems.
Seamless services bridging health and social care; multi-disciplinary team working; more flexible primary care provision; improvements in unplanned and emergency care and more self-management for people with long term conditions are just a few of the developments that need to be underpinned by shared clinical information.
E-Health Insider’s editor, Jon Hoeksma, said: “We believe the timing is right for this conference and exhibition as the NHS embarks on far-reaching changes in the way it delivers services.
“Many of the reforms outlined in Lord Darzi’s interim review – and likely to be confirmed in his forthcoming full report – depend on systems that share information safely and effectively. This will be our focus.”
E-Health Insider will bring leaders in interoperability together for a day of demonstrations, debate and thoughtful discussion. The event will include a lively, free exhibition, a high-level conference and a reception for all attendees.
The aim will be to look at how UK healthcare can achieve safe, secure, clinical information sharing for the benefit of patients, with their consent and goodwill. The event will provide a neutral platform for views from all quarters and put the emphasis on looking forward in a constructive spirit.
Big questions we will address include:
• What is the state of play on technology? What new technological horizons are opening up and what technological barriers to interoperability remain?
• Where do we stand on information governance when sharing clinical information?
• What is happening in consumer health interoperability? What does this mean for other parts of the healthcare system?
• What is the role of international standards in healthcare interoperability?
Early support for the event has been pledged by leading primary care systems supplier, EMIS, which has agreed to become a key sponsor. The company’s Interoperability Village, which demonstrates how EMIS and its partners seamlessly exchange information, will form one of the major attractions of the exhibition.
Sean Riddell, healthcare managing director of EMIS, said: "EMIS has long championed interoperability as the best way of extending healthcare IT services and improving patient care.
"We are delighted to support this important event; I hope it will act as a springboard to encourage others in the healthcare IT community to realise the very significant benefits that interoperability can bring."
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