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Indices were refined through psychometric analysis and additional TEP input. Final indices included a \u201cCore Index\u201d measuring adoption of foundational interoperability capabilities, a \u201cPathfinder Index\u201d representing adoption of advanced interoperability technologies and auxiliary exchange activities, and a \u201cFriction Index\u201d quantifying barriers. The first 2 indices were scored from 0 (no interoperability) to 100 (full interoperability); the Friction Index was scored 0 (no friction) to 100 (maximum friction). We calculated indices annually from 2021 to 2023, stratifying by hospital characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Items within components created reliable and meaningful measures, and associations between components within indices followed the TEP\u2019s expectations. Weighted mean scores for the Core (2023), Pathfinder (2022), and Friction (2023) Indices were 61, 57, and 30, respectively. Hospitals with 500+ beds (large), not designated as critical access, in metropolitan areas, and using market leading electronic health records had statistically significant higher mean scores on all indices. Index values also improved modestly over time.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Hospitals performed best on the Core Index. Given recent policy and programmatic initiatives, we anticipate continued improvement across all indices.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Ongoing index tracking can inform policy impact evaluations and highlight persistent interoperability disparities across hospitals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocae289","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,26]],"date-time":"2024-12-26T23:42:23Z","timestamp":1735256543000},"page":"318-327","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["New indices to track interoperability among US hospitals"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Catherine E","family":"Strawley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy\/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology , Washington, DC 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