Abstract
Chapter 1 begins by highlighting the importance and power of proactively leveraging multinational EHR strategies to solve transnational health threats and ensuring future generations have the interoperable health information systems and processes needed to overcome future health threats. Increased mobility and the benefits of globalization have improved the lives of millions of people across multiple nations. The increased mobility has also increased the risk of health dangers such as the spread of diseases. Electronic health records (EHR) are practical tools for sharing health information. EHR systems are siloed and do not share information across nations. Internationally, many health organizations adopt digitized record systems, and some organizations develop nationalized information-sharing EHR systems. The rapid and multinational spread of COVID-19, Ebola, and Zika and the increase in global mobility due to globalization strongly suggest that a transnational interoperable strategy is urgently needed. Chapter 1 addresses the reasons for a multinational EHR strategy.
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