Progress in Health Data Exchange: FHIR and USCDI+ Mark New Milestones
Moving down the road to practical uses for interoperability - Health Data Management
Summary
Data exchange is moving from a distant goal to practical application. Concrete progress in interoperability is evident through the release of USCDI+ by ONC and reports on FHIR adoption.
Details
Interoperability has been a long-standing challenge, but it is now entering a period of major transformation. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released USCDI+, which builds upon the foundational USCDI standard to address more specialized data domains. This aims to promote the exchange of high-quality medical data, such as adverse event and allergy information. Furthermore, a survey report on FHIR confirmed global adoption growth and increasing regulatory support. Adoption is advancing in many countries, highlighting that integration with AI is becoming an essential element. Additionally, ONC offers funding opportunities through its LEAP in Health IT program to tackle future healthcare challenges, such as utilizing artificial intelligence or resolving interoperability gaps at the laboratory level. These efforts indicate that electronic health records are evolving from mere record repositories into functional data exchange platforms.
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