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Focus on Public Health and AI at HL7 Workshops: Potential for Data Sharing using FHIR
HLN participated in the HL7 event held in September 2025, focusing particularly on the application of decision support (CDS) and AI in public health. It was shown that existing FHIR APIs can be leveraged to enhance data access for public health, providing actionable information to care providers.
AdvancedMD Rolls Out AI-Enhanced Features to Optimize Clinic Workflows
AdvancedMD, a provider of cloud-based healthcare software, announced its fall 2025 product updates aimed at simplifying clinic operations and improving billing accuracy. Key features focus on reducing administrative burdens, such as AI-assisted pre-visit summary creation and automatic insurance detail population.
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CARIN Announces Nation's First Interoperable Digital Identity Credential Trust Framework
The CARIN Alliance announced the publication of the nation's first unified digital identity credential trust framework policy, developed with DirectTrust and Kantara Initiative. This policy integrates multiple existing standards to establish interoperability for digital identities across healthcare systems.
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careviso Participates in HL7ยฎ Da Vinci Project Connectathon Track to
careviso participated in the HL7 Da Vinci Project Connectathon Track.
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Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI): Revolutionizing Healthcare Data Interoperability
An Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) provides a foundational architecture for healthcare interoperability by centralizing and linking patient records across multiple systems. This ensures accurate patient identification, enabling safer and higher quality care from diverse data sources like EHRs and imaging platforms.
Sonata Offers FHIR-Based Healthcare Data Interoperability PoC
Sonata Software Ltd. offers a Proof of Concept (PoC) service focused on healthcare data interoperability using FHIR. This service aims to solve challenges in medical data exchange by integrating tools like Power BI and Power Apps.
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Why CRD is the starting point for seamless prior authorization
Coverage Requirements Discovery (CRD), developed under the HL7 Da Vinci project, is crucial for enabling providers to achieve smooth electronic prior authorization (ePA). As a FHIR Implementation Guide, it provides real-time visibility into payer rules directly within clinical workflows.
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FHIR-Based Healthcare Data Archival Solution: Addressing Post-M&A Challenges
Infor proposes an FHIR-based data archival solution to address challenges arising from fragmented IT systems and increasing maintenance costs of legacy EHRs following mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This solution aims to reduce operational costs and improve standardized access while ensuring compliance by consolidating old data.
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Kat McDavitt of Innsena Speaks at DiMe Panel: Debates AI, Data Interoperability and FHIR Standards
Kat McDavitt of Innsena spoke at a panel discussion at Healthcare 2030, highlighting challenges related to AI and data interoperability. She stated that the current reality is a lack of sufficient data flow, emphasizing the need for industry-wide standards.
Building an API for processing FHIR Data in Go -
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SMART on FHIR Guide: Implementation Best Practices and Business Value
To address the siloed nature of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), SMART on FHIR provides an authorization and app launch framework atop FHIR APIs, enabling secure integration of third-party applications. This allows healthcare organizations to accelerate innovation and meet regulatory compliance.
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Platform-based, Data-driven, Interoperable: The Next Era of Healthcare RCM
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) in the US faces significant revenue leakage (estimated at $125 billion annually) due to inefficiencies. To address this, RCM systems must evolve into platform-based, data-driven, and interoperable models that seamlessly connect clinical, financial, and payer ecosystems.
Proactive, outcomes-driven care to be a priority in the 2030s - Health Data Management
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Why Public Health Data Needs to Modernize: From Legacy Systems to FHIR
The complexity and interoperability requirements of healthcare data have grown over the past decade, overwhelming legacy software systems. Specifically, public health agencies are being pushed to transition from older standards like HL7 V2 and CDA to FHIR, which is essential for standardizing data exchange and improving analytical capabilities.
Infinitus Launches MCP Server to Standardize AI Interoperability in Healthcare
Infinitus has released the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, providing a unified framework for AI agents to safely and at scale link with healthcare systems. This aims to reduce traditional data fragmentation and manual workload, thereby improving speed of medical decision-making.
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Learning EHR Launch and Application Development using Cerner's FHIR API
This article outlines a learning approach to simulate Electronic Health Record (EHR) setup and utilization within the Cerner environment using SMART on FHIR. Participants aim to develop five applications, mastering concepts like OAuth2 flows and FHIR API specifications.
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Epic Unveils New Interoperability Features and Developer Tools for Patients, Providers
Electronic health record giant Epic announced new app developer tools and interoperability features designed to simplify data sharing. Key highlights include the nationwide rollout of MyChart Central, allowing patients unified access to their medical records, and support for Bluetooth sensors.
Centaur: FHIR-Native Cloud Health Data Management Platform
Health Chain introduced Centaur, a FHIR-native, cloud-based Health Data Management Platform. This platform enables Payers, Providers, and Integrated Delivery Systems to establish longitudinal member records, aiding compliance with interoperability mandates and improving quality of care.
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b.well Unveils FHIR/CQL-Based Solution for Digital Quality Measures
b.well Connected Health announced 'health.quality,' a new service designed to modernize digital quality measures (dQMs) for health plans and providers. The system utilizes FHIR and Clinical Quality Language (CQL) standards to support regulatory reporting and improved patient care.