As the recent AWS Summit, the Interoperability Institute (IOI) announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch Interop.WORLD, a first-of-its-kind Virtual Innovation Center designed to accelerate critical advancements within the industry.

The fragmented landscape and lack of interoperability amongst HIT solutions and systems is a major hurdle to advancing innovation. To address this, IOI is launching Interop.WORLD to institute a common business architecture on AWS. They will 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.

“By leveraging the innovative spirit of IOI and AWS, we will accelerate the development and adoption of cutting-edge technologies addressing the most pressing healthcare challenges of our time,” said Mary Kratz, Executive Vice President of the Interoperability Institute, in this press release. “We are excited to work with AWS to leverage expertise and cloud solutions to improve healthcare interoperability.”

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.

In addition, Government Technology recently covered this announcement and highlighted an example of this kind of innovation in action. In particular, the article showcased a pilot project around electronic consent management services that aims to help substance abuse clinics get patient permission to share information about their treatment with other care providers.

In 2021, we hosted a RosettaHealth podcast interview with the Velatura Public Benefit Corporation team, and Kratz provided her insights around the launch of the Interoperability Institute. You can listen to that full interview here.

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