Should EHR interoperability be mandated by policy or driven by market incentives?
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As you complete Module 6, share your take on this central tension. Draw on the WHO framework and the US HITECH Act examples from the readings.
I lean toward stronger policy direction because without a shared baseline, vendors optimise for lock-in rather than continuity of care. But mandates still fail if procurement incentives reward short-term compliance instead of actual workflow integration.
HelpfulI agree on the need for a baseline, but the mandate has to be paired with implementation support. Otherwise smaller providers are technically compliant on paper while daily operations remain fragmented.
HelpfulGood distinction. When you reply, try separating standard-setting from adoption support. They are related, but they fail for different reasons and often need different policy tools.
A course-wide debate on whether interoperability should be mandated by policy, incentivised by funding, or left to market coordination.
Anchor your reply in one specific policy mechanism and one implementation tradeoff from the readings.
