What You Should Know:
- The Interoperability Institute (IOI), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization focused on scaling interoperability for the health information technology (HIT) sector, today announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch Interop.WORLD, a Virtual Innovation Center designed to accelerate critical advancements within the industry. IOI was created by the Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN) to tackle the challenges around healthcare interoperability.
- Interop.WORLD will institute a common business architecture on AWS to address the lack of interoperability and provide participants an opportunity to test new ideas, collaborate on pressing challenges facing the sector and establish shared resources for the next generation of HIT.
- In addition, Interop.WORLD will host a series of virtual challenge events in which participants, including individuals, organizations, or companies that develop and implement technology-driven solutions, will use cloud technology to solve relevant healthcare issues and accelerate innovation. A special emphasis will be placed on electronic consent processes, sharing of maternal health data, health equity, and training the next generation workforce. For each challenge issued by the Interoperability Institute, AWS will provide up to $125,000 in AWS credits to offset the use of AWS services in Interoperability Land™, IOI’s cloud-hosted HL7®FHIR®-based test bed.
