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Changing Environment of Code Set Transmission
▪ Interoperability is Recognized by Agencies of the U.S. Government as a
Fundamental Concept behind Healthcare Information Exchange to Support
Patient Care
▪ Interoperability….”The Ability of Different Information Technology Systems
and Software Applications to Communicate , Exchange Data, and Use the
Information That Has Been Exchanged” ---Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
▪ The importance of Interoperability in the Health Care Community is
Recognized by the Office of National Coordinator of Health Information
Technology (ONC)
