Though interoperability tools exist for healthcare providers to exchange patient data, their adoption has been slow. Factors such as cost, complexity, data security concerns, insufficient incentives, and the ease of old practices cause resistance to change. Potential solutions include improvements to ease of use, expanding data exchange standards, ample implementation time, and incentives or penalties for non-compliance. Healthcare providers need to see tangible workflow and patient outcome improvements to embrace change.
a son’s vow to never endure
After witnessing his father’s decline from Alzheimer’s disease, which led to the loss of his personality, individuality, ability to speak and respond to his name,
