6 FHIR-related articles (latest first)
Black Book Research released findings from its 2026 survey on Italian acute care EHR/HIT usage. The report highlighted that ensuring national clinical data utility is hampered by regional disparities and the need for structured, searchable diagnostic data.
The Cosenza Provincial Health Agency (Asp Cosenza) has launched a structural reform and digitalization plan based on the 2026-2027 medical care plan. This initiative allocates a total of €8.6 million to aim for reduced waiting lists.
Multiple articles show that local authorities in Italy are actively adopting HL7 FHIR for waiting list management and data linkage between hospitals and communities. This effort aims to enhance medical data interoperability and achieve more comprehensive patient care.
This article explains data interoperability challenges within Italy's National Health Service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) and introduces HL7 FHIR as a solution. FHIR is an international standard designed to facilitate the exchange of medical data, which is essential for strengthening system linkage.
InterSystems emphasized that realizing the full potential of AI in healthcare requires a reliable and interoperable data foundation. The company aims to implement clinically useful AI by providing platforms that integrate and govern data from diverse systems based on open standards like HL7 and FHIR.
This document publishes the specification for an HL7 FHIR Observation resource designed to record blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) measured by a patient. This profile standardizes data from manual entry or home monitoring, enabling structured integration into electronic health records.