Community health organizations are adopting dedicated platforms to address social determinants of health (SDOH), such as food or housing insecurity. This article explains how these platforms have evolved beyond simple screening, enabling comprehensive care coordination and outcome tracking.
Will Tesch (HealthLX) and Erin Prymas (Smile Digital Health) will discuss the interoperability challenges arising as industry transitions are driven by FHIR-based standards. The session focuses on bridging the gap from the current state to a 'FHIR First' future.
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is hosting an educational session regarding the handling of FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) standards. The session discusses FHIR's role in improving healthcare data interoperability and ONC's strategy to integrate it into regulatory frameworks, such as the 21st Century Cures Act.
Experts discuss the evolution of healthcare data sharing, from the era of electronic health records. The session explores the future direction and challenges of medical information interoperability by utilizing modern standards like FHIR APIs.
Google Cloud has advanced the AI model MedGemma by providing integration capabilities for DICOMweb (medical imaging) and FHIR (electronic health records). This significantly addresses interoperability challenges when handling complex medical data, accelerating adoption in clinical workflows.
Ride-sharing company Lyft has entered the healthcare sector by rolling out its Smart on FHIR app (VectorCare), allowing hospitals to book and track patient rides directly within Epicβs electronic health record system.
The FHIR DevDays will be held in Minneapolis, MN, from June 15-18, 2026. This event serves as a gathering place for the global FHIR community, allowing participants ranging from developers to policy makers to deepen their knowledge and skills through networking.
HF Software Solutions announced that five clinical data streams were validated through NCQAβs Data Aggregator Validation program. This represents a significant milestone across 219 ingestion sites, making the company one of only 24 organizations nationwide with this validation.
SUPERWISE offers a service that de-identifies Electronic Health Record (EHR) data in compliance with HIPAA, converting it into interoperable formats like FHIR R4. This pipeline automatically detects and removes Protected Health Information (PHI) from raw data to provide structured data suitable for research and analytics.
VectorCare, in partnership with Lyft, launched the 'Smart on FHIR' application. This integrates Lyft's nationwide transportation network directly into Electronic Health Record (EHR) workflows like Epic, aiming to improve patient care quality.
VectorCare and Lyft have partnered to launch a "Smart on FHIR" application. This solution integrates patient transportation directly into the Electronic Health Record (EHR) workflow via Epic's platform, aiming to streamline care processes.
VectorCare partnered with Lyft to launch the "Smart on FHIR" app. This solution integrates Lyft's nationwide transportation network directly into the Epic EHR workflow, enabling care teams to manage patient transport scheduling and logistics from within the electronic health record.
VectorCare, in partnership with Lyft, launched the 'Smart on FHIR' app. This solution integrates Lyftβs nationwide transportation network directly into the Epic EHR workflow, enabling patient ride scheduling from within the electronic health record.
This webinar features HL7 executive leaders and Da Vinci Project implementers discussing how organizations are advancing toward compliance with CMS-0057 (the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule). It highlights using the FHIR standard to streamline prior authorization workflows, reduce administrative burden, and improve patient data access.
Opala and Firely presented a strategy to view compliance with the regulatory mandate CMS-0057-F not merely as an obligation, but as a growth opportunity. The webinar explains how a phased approach can streamline workflows and cut administrative costs.
Despite possessing transformative technologies like AI and telehealth, the healthcare industry is hampered by siloed systems that struggle with data sharing. Achieving interoperability requires leveraging open standards like HL7 FHIR and robust APIs.
According to a report from KLAS Healthcare IT Insights, while Electronic Health Record (EHR) interoperability has advanced, significant challenges remain for true data sharing. The report specifically points out a disconnect between increased data availability and actual usability in clinical settings.