title: Interoperability: the key to breaking down information silos in health care.
abstract: In health care, interoperability--the ability of healthcare information systems to work together and share information within and across organizational boundaries--involves: Data exchange, Infrastructure interoperability, User interface interoperability, Process interoperability.
authors: Siemens Healthcare Health Services, Malvern, PA, USA. john.glaser@siemens.com
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Glaser
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration