Microsoft announced that many of its products and services will undergo phased deprecation by 2026 due to end-of-support cycles. This includes multiple technical components such as Azure API for FHIR.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) proposes a hybrid architecture that separates local hospital integration from broad, enterprise-level data exchange. This approach enables modern healthcare interoperabilityβutilizing FHIR APIs and AI servicesβwhile allowing organizations to maintain existing system investments.
Microsoft announced the retirement of Azure API for FHIR, a service providing FHIR data services, on September 30, 2026. Healthcare IT teams must prioritize identifying all system endpoint references and dependencies over simply migrating data.
Fractal Analytics offers a service leveraging the HL7 FHIR standard on Azure Stack Edge. This supports the integration of disparate EHR/EMR systems, enabling secure and HIPAA-compliant processing and sharing of Protected Health Information (PHI).
ITC Infotech offers a FHIR-based interoperability solution for the healthcare industry. The platform utilizes MS Azure FHIR API to collect and integrate clinical data from multiple systems and standards.
The 'FHIR Converter' provided by ms-azuretools is a tool that enables the conversion of legacy formatted health data into FHIR, expanding the use cases and interoperability of health data. The security assessment confirms its vulnerability status and malware presence.
Fractal Analytics Inc. offers system integration services to exchange Protected Health Information (PHI) using the HL7 FHIR standard on Azure Stack Edge. This service enables secure data sharing and HIPAA compliance by integrating disparate Electronic Health/Medical Record (EHR/EMR) systems.
This article introduces services for developing scalable, HIPAA-compliant healthcare platforms. It emphasizes that enterprise system construction provides support for HL7/FHIR standards, integration with EHR systems like Epic, and advanced data security and compliance.
A query parameter (passBack) required by Service Providers like Epic MyChart is dropped during the Azure B2C SAML Single Logout (SLO) round-trip. This breaks the subsequent OAuth redirect necessary after patient consent within a SMART-on-FHIR standalone patient launch flow.
This article details an architecture for utilizing Azure Health Data Services to convert and integrate data from legacy HL7v2 systems and various sources into FHIR R4. This enables complex medical data exchange and analysis.
Microsoft shared technical highlights, including reusable search controls using FHIR and handling recursion with Blazor components. The post also provided updates regarding security matters.
Microsoft published a blog recap for September 2021 on Healthcare and Life Sciences. The highlights cover diverse topics, including data analysis using Azure API for FHIR, hosting hackathons for nurses, and enhancing employee experience with Viva.
This article addresses the challenge that building a FHIR API typically takes four to six months. It explains how making appropriate architectural decisions early can drastically reduce this timeline, emphasizing minimum resource set definition and managed server selection.
Microsoft has previewed a new Azure IoT Connector for FHIR. This feature allows healthcare organizations to scale secure connectivity for Protected Health Information (PHI) streaming from multiple Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices.
Adopting FHIR-based integration patterns helps healthcare providers streamline data exchange, aiming to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and treatment plans. This strengthens connectivity between electronic health record systems and modern digital platforms, contributing to reduced risk of medical errors.
Edenlab provides comprehensive analytics consulting services for the healthcare industry, acting as a true technology partner beyond simple dashboards. They cover the entire data lifecycle, from raw data ingestion to AI-powered insights, with a focus on achieving interoperability based on FHIR standards.
Microsoft released FHIR Server version 4.0.693. This update includes several key fixes, such as ensuring standard compliance for the Resource-Type search parameter and implementing SSRF protection in the sample SMART app.
This article introduces Firely Server, a turn-key FHIR server solution. Users can test it using sandbox environments or evaluation licenses and access commercial editions for production use. Key setup steps include selecting the database (e.g., MongoDB, SQL Server) and deployment method (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), while advanced customization allows integration of custom profiles and plugins.
Echo-Health connects to existing Practice Management Systems (PMS) using FHIR R4, enabling integrated patient data without requiring data migration or platform switching. This allows clinicians to access comprehensive patient intelligence in real time at the point of care.
This article explains how to use Azure Health Data Services to achieve custom clinical data searching beyond standard FHIR resource capabilities. It details the procedure for setting up search parameters based on custom extensions or specific data patterns.