Discovering FHIR Use Cases: SHIFT CoZo and E17 Hospital Network with FHIR

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The article highlights two specific application examples for data sharing within the Belgian healthcare sector: 'SHIFT CoZo' and 'Réseau hospitalier E17 avec FHIR'. First, 'CoZo SHIFT' aims to develop a robust solution making patient history data accessible across all institutions. For instance, it enables providers to directly check via the CoZo platform if a patient has had an allergic reaction during hospital admission. Second, the 'E17 Hospital Network' project seeks to consolidate and analyze data from seven hospitals within the network to improve care quality. Initially, it focused on two key use cases: Mother and Child (maternity care) and HOST (Hospital Outbreak Support Teams), aiming to develop a structural and secure data sharing solution. These projects are supported by European funds as 'data capabilities.' They aim not just to collect data but to transform raw data into useful information for decision-making. Ultimately, the successful projects are expected to be integrated into the Belgian Meaningful Use Criteria (BMUC) funding program, allowing the entire healthcare sector to benefit from these results. These examples demonstrate how FHIR standards profiles can be used to safely and efficiently share patient data and specific clinical information among multiple medical institutions.