title: The missing link. CIOs may soon integrate 911- and ambulance-gathered data with the hospital's electronic medical record.
abstract: Work is currently being done in the area of interoperability standards for pre-hospital care. CIOs need to pressure vendors for HL7 interoperability. CIOs need to consider pre-hospital interoperability when purchasing an new EDIS. Information flow will more likely come from the hospital or physician office, as opposed to the pre-hospital provider.
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D018511:Systems Integration