Advancing interoperability between healthcare systems to enhance elder care coordination: Case studies of European developments

ICTs provide a major opportunity for patient care improvement by facilitating the exchange of information among healthcare professionals. However, the systems used within the healthcare organizations have often been developed independently with heterogeneous tools and processes, putting the brakes on a seamless exchange of patients’ information. Which models to improve older patient information exchange between the home, the practitioner, the hospital and the nursing home? Which recent innovations and standards are developed in different countries of Europe to achieve interoperability? What ground for collaborative actions from the key players in the patient journey?