Challenges and Future of the FHIR Community: Insights from Gino Canessa
Gino Canessa Interview: Community and collaboration in Health Tech
Summary
Gino Canessa of Microsoft Research spoke at FHIR Camp 2024 about the importance of community within the FHIR ecosystem and future technical trends. He highlighted expectations for R6 migration and increased adoption of subscriptions, while also noting the difficulty in maintaining 'intimacy' as events grow larger.
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Gino Canessa works at Microsoft Research in the Health Futures group, focusing on improving digital healthcare. At FHIR Camp 2024, he gained insights into topics like versioning, profiling, security, and analytics related to FHIR. He emphasized the critical importance of maintaining 'intimate interactions' within a growing community. Technically, he discussed the role distribution of participants in standardization (the pyramid model), stressing the necessity of tool development. Looking ahead, he expressed excitement about finalizing R6 and anticipating increased adoption of subscriptions for implementation purposes. These discussions highlight both the community-driven challenges and the technical direction required for international healthcare IT standardization.
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