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No they were not. The quote, by David Blumenthal who designed the HITECH legistlation said this: "Before you can create interoperability, you have to create op
by lbhnact 9y ago
No they were not. The quote, by David Blumenthal who designed the HITECH legistlation said this:
"Before you can create interoperability, you have to create operability"[1]
I'll leave it to you to decide whether this was a wise philosophy to underpin a major national IT project.
[1]http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blumenthal-look-stage-1-meaningful-use-upshot-next-winter http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/blumenthal-look-stage-1...
- dragonwriter 9y agoIt seems to be the exact opposite philosophy that HIPAA originally took in the effort to get financial/administrative transactions to electronic formats, which was essentially that mandating interoperability would drive mainstream use.