HM8: ePI is on FHIR – Preparing for implementation
HM8: ePI is on FHIR – Preparing for implementation | Journal | Regulatory Rapporteur
Summary
Extensive efforts are underway to move electronic product information (ePI) onto FHIR, a transition expected to become mandatory. This shift promises substantial advantages not only for regulators and industry but also, critically, for end users like patients and healthcare providers. However, successful implementation requires careful steps, stakeholder communication, and alignment on phasing.
Details
This article discusses the ongoing movement toward integrating electronic product information (ePI) within the FHIR framework. It highlights that significant efforts are being made to transition ePI into this standard, a change anticipated to become mandatory in the coming years. The move is expected to yield substantial benefits for regulators and industry stakeholders, but most importantly, it promises tangible advantages for end users—patients and healthcare providers. Despite these key opportunities and benefits, the text emphasizes that successful implementation requires more than just technical adoption. Careful steps are needed through communication with all stakeholders. Achieving alignment and appropriate phasing of the rollout is deemed essential for realizing the full potential of ePI on FHIR.
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