Opala and Firely held a webinar Q&A session detailing technical and practical questions regarding the implementation of CMS-0057-F (prior authorization). The discussion emphasized that a comprehensive approach using FHIR is crucial, particularly for data sharing and confirming patient attribution.
The author attended the eHealth Exchange annual meeting and reported on the latest trends regarding data sharing and interoperability in healthcare. Key insights included discussions on FHIR maturity and participation in the CMS Pledge.
Medicom Technologies announced the extension of its enterprise imaging interoperability platform, integrating a suite of SMART on FHIR applications directly into Electronic Health Records (EHR). This integration streamlines image data management and exchange at the point of care, supporting faster and more accurate clinical decision-making.
By utilizing the FHIR standard, it becomes possible to bridge information gaps between payers (health plans) and healthcare providers, thereby improving care quality and building trust.
This page, provided by NIH, serves as a reference for multiple code systems like UMLS, supporting the standardization and interoperability of medical data. It details how major standards such as FHIR and HL7v2/v3 are linked, along with usage notes for various code systems.
Sonata Software Ltd. offers an assessment service focused on healthcare data interoperability using FHIR. This service is designed to help organizations address data linkage challenges in the healthcare sector, aiding those in the early stages of implementation planning.
Providence and Humana are advancing healthcare interoperability by utilizing HL7 FHIR standards and Da Vinci Project Implementation Guides. The project aims to replace manual, fragmented data processes with automated, standardized data exchange, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of interactions between payers and providers.
Providence and Humana are improving data exchange between payers and providers using HL7 FHIR standards and Da Vinci guides. This initiative aims to improve healthcare quality by automating and standardizing processes that were previously manual and inefficient.
The HealthTree Foundation has expanded its platform's integration network by adding Flatiron Health and CareSpace EHR systems. This update extends the reach to over 7,300 connected treatment centers and health systems across the US, enabling patients to aggregate their own health data.
Cameron Kracke, CISO at Prime Therapeutics, discusses the security challenges in modern healthcare ecosystems. He points out that 'fragmentation' across diverse elements like hospitals, telehealth, and cloud services prevents cohesive visibility.
As the importance of provider-payer data integration grows, Michael Westover highlights significant challenges in data sharing. He argues that relying on vendors for longitudinal data is complex and inefficient, emphasizing that standardized APIs (like FHIR) and strong partnerships are crucial for achieving value-based care.
The National Resource Center for EHR Standards has published a testing ValueSet for Body Measurement. This is part of the FHIR Implementation Guide for ABDM, contributing to the standardization of data structures in healthcare information exchange.
Master Data Management (MDM) is crucial for integrating siloed healthcare data from systems like EHRs and billing platforms. It establishes a trusted single view of patient, provider, and payer data, enabling true interoperability.
This article explains how to build a fast, privacy-respecting mobile clinical record system by utilizing the SMART on FHIR standard and implementing local-first storage (Hive). It presents architectural principles for stable data access in environments requiring multiple EHR integrations or weak network connectivity.
The article demonstrates how to update (patch) an FHIR resource using the Google Cloud API with JSON Patch format. Developers can learn specific implementation steps by referencing the provided code sample.
SMART on FHIR utilizes the FHIR standard to embed applications into EHRs, enabling access to patient data. The integration of the Coverage resource (for insurance contracts) and CDS Hooks (for workflow interventions) enhances clinical decision support and payment process transparency.
Providence and Humana implemented a shared interoperability framework to address the long-standing challenge of fragmented data flow between providers and payers. This standardized member attribution, significantly improving the usability of clinical data.