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      IBM to Launch Prototype of Health Information Network

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      M.L. Baker
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      April 26, 2005
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        A few months after the nations health IT czar asked for input on how to create a national health information network, IBM on Monday announced plans to build a prototype of sorts.

        By building a test system to move data from one place to another, IBM Research aims to show that easy electronic sharing of medical information can not only provide better care at lower costs, but can enable new kinds of services.

        “By creating a system with model data, we can develop a model of what health IT might look like in the future.” said James Kaufman, manager of the Healthcare Information Infrastructure at the IBM Almaden Research Center.

        The pilot system, called the IHII (Interoperable Health Information Infrastructure), will use open standards and will be fully operational by the end of the year, according to IBM. It will not link any actual health care providers but instead will test how they can make information available across disparate systems.

        The first step is figuring out how to move data between systems that may have trouble talking to each other. That requires implementing standards developed across different sectors of the health care industry and developing programs that can transfer real-world information into “standard schemas.” By moving data through the system, researchers can learn where standards conflict or overlap and how well the system will scale.

        Thats a capacity that is sorely needed, according to Scott Wallace, head of the National Alliance for Health Information Technology.

        “There isnt a lot of good testing capability to test for functionality,” he said, adding that this deficiency has made certifying clinical information systems difficult. The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology was established last year by the alliance and two health IT vendor groups to help clinicians know how well different systems would work together.

        Wallace said IBMs project could prove invaluable in helping clinicians and patients make the best use of their health information, but only if the company shares the results of the testing. “Were curious to see how much they are willing to use it to advance the public interest.”

        Kaufman said IBM is working closely with standards development organizations, but said he could not discuss how IBM would collaborate with other industry players.

        The prototype will use a combination of real and dummy information that will be linked between sites in San Jose, Calif.; Rochestor, Minn.; and Haifa, Israel.

        Industry and federal health care leaders have clamored for widespread interoperability, saying it will improve care and reduce costs by, for example, preventing doctors from ordering redundant services.

        /zimages/3/28571.gifRead the full story on CIOInsight.com: IBM to Launch Prototype of Health Information Network

        /zimages/3/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms for the latest news, views and analysis of technologys impact on health care.

        M.L. Baker
        Monya Baker is co-editor of CIOInsight.com's Health Care Center. She has written for publications including the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Acumen Journal of Sciences and the American Medical Writers Association, among others, and has worked as a consultant with biotechnology companies. A former high school science teacher, Baker holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Carleton College and a master's of education from Harvard.
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