As the healthcare industry continues onward in its goal of interoperability, a documentary has detailed the journey of connecting health records so far.
"No Matter Where" was released in 2014 after five years of production.
According to its website, this is the first film to discuss health information exchanges and the issue of connecting health records.
Kevin Johnson, MD, produced the documentary. He is a professor and chair of the department of biomedical informatics at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Johnson is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
A trailer and clips from the documentary can be found here.
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