Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - (Page 30) InteroperaBIlIty › By Jonathan Batchelor Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Connects It Systems IHE initiative seeks to facilitate the interconnectivity of the multi-vendor systems that are commonly found in the cardiovascular environment I n the beginning, the development and deployment of cardiology information technology took place on a caseby-case basis. Interoperability of these systems was narrowly confined to the originating department where the implementation took place. When other departments within the institution sought access to the clinical data, it quickly became apparent that these systems had become proprietary information silos unable to efficiently or effectively communicate with one another. Cardiology informatics vendors and stakeholders, recognizing the critical need to deliver cardiac data and images throughout the healthcare continuum, turned to the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative to craft an interoperability solution. The IHE cardiology domain was initiated in 2003 by the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the European Society of Cardiology to focus on the integration of information within the cardiology department. The IHE, originally developed with the joint support of the Radiology Society of North America and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, is tasked with creating the framework for passing vital health information seamlessly—from application to application, system to system, and setting to setting—across multiple healthcare enterprises. The IHE does not create standards, but rather Integration Profiles that drive the adoption of existing standards for meeting specific clinical needs. These profiles describe clinical information 30 Cardiovascular Business May/June 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 Contents First Word Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan Financing New Technologies: Early Adopters, Lease vs. Purchase, and Joint Ventures Clinical Study Digest: ACE or ARB: It's Your Choice Can Off-Hour D2B Times Be Reduced Without Breaking the Bank? Digital Image Management Primer: Integrating Echo SPECT/CT for Cardiac Disease Detection: An Economic Conundrum Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Connects IT Systems News & Views Calendar Reader's Resources The Back Page Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 (Page Cover1) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 (Page Cover2) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 (Page 1) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 (Page 2) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - First Word (Page 5) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 6) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 7) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 8) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page subcard1) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page subcard2) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 9) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 10) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Cover Story - Coronary CTA: Drafting the Strategic Plan (Page 11) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Financing New Technologies: Early Adopters, Lease vs. Purchase, and Joint Ventures (Page 12) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Financing New Technologies: Early Adopters, Lease vs. Purchase, and Joint Ventures (Page 13) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Financing New Technologies: Early Adopters, Lease vs. Purchase, and Joint Ventures (Page 14) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Financing New Technologies: Early Adopters, Lease vs. Purchase, and Joint Ventures (Page 15) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Clinical Study Digest: ACE or ARB: It's Your Choice (Page 16) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Clinical Study Digest: ACE or ARB: It's Your Choice (Page 17) Cardiovascular Business - May/June 2008 - Can Off-Hour D2B Times Be Reduced Without Breaking the Bank? 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