Which issue is a deterrent to global interoperability?

a. Multiple terminologies used in describing and documenting healthcare
b. The development of an international standard clinical terminology
c. The development of clinical data models such as HL7 CDA documents
d. The use of openEHR Archetypes


ANS: A
Key barriers to global interoperability include issues related to the terminologies used in describing and documenting healthcare such as cost and accessibility; gaps in exhaustiveness; and lack of granularity. The remaining options are all efforts to solve the problem.

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