Barriers to obtaining and using interoperable information among non-federal acute care hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand barriers to obtaining and using interoperable information at US hospitals.

Materials and methods

Using 2023 nationally representative survey data on US hospitals (N = 2420), we examined major and minor barriers to exchanging information with other organizations, and how barriers vary by hospital characteristics and methods used to obtain information. Using a series of regression models, we examined how hospital experiences with barriers relate to routine use of information at responding hospitals.

Results

In 2023, most hospitals experienced at least one minor (81%) or major (62%) barrier to exchange, with the most common major barriers relating to different vendors and exchange partners' capabilities. Higher-resourced hospitals and those often

SUBMITTER: Everson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648725 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature