An Assessment of the Interoperability of Electronic Health Record Exchanges Among Hospitals and Clinics in Taiwan.

After years of operation, the Electronic Medical Record Exchange Center has achieved the initial goal of EHR interoperability, and data exchanges are running quite stably in Taiwan. However, the meaningful use of EHRs among hospitals and clinics still needs further encouragement and promotion. We suggest that the government's leading role and collective collaboration with health care organizations are important for providing effective health information exchanges.