Investor Trinity Capital Inc. has committed $20 million in growth capital to b.well Connected Health, a digital health platform provider. This funding will support the scaling of b.well's operations, which aims to achieve data unification and interoperability for healthcare organizations.
Onyx Technology has announced that its developed FHIR interoperability platform supports CMS=0057. This aims to improve standardization and convenience in healthcare information exchange.
Alternative asset manager Trinity Capital Inc. announced the commitment of $20 million in growth capital to b.well Connected Health, a provider of a digital health platform. This funding aims to help b.well deliver more personalized experiences and improve overall industry outcomes for healthcare organizations and consumers.
A webinar hosted by NCQA provides insights on developing effective data strategies using FHIR data. Participants will learn everything from understanding basic FHIR concepts to practical steps for mapping HEDIS data and real-world clinical application examples. This content is designed as an ideal starting point for FHIR beginners and stakeholders.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a new standard specification (UDS+ FHIR IG), requiring participants in the Health Center Program to transition from traditional aggregated data reporting to submitting de-identified, patient-level data. This aims to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare data.
The U.S. government (CMS) has mandated a new regulation (CMS-0057-F) for multiple healthcare entities, requiring standardized data sharing. This mandates that patient, provider, and payer information access and prior authorization processes must be implemented via FHIR-based APIs.
Apple has published detailed guidelines for the registration and review process of FHIR APIs, enabling healthcare organizations to securely provide patient data (EHR) through the Health app. This establishes a standardized method for digitalizing and utilizing medical records.
This article explains that AWS HealthLake enables the management of FHIR resources within a data lake, adhering to the HL7 FHIR R4 standard. Through RESTful APIs, developers can perform comprehensive operations (CRUD) on data at the system, type, and instance levels.
Adopting a FHIR-first design strategy is recommended for developing digital health apps. This method builds the application's architecture from the start using FHIR APIs and data models, significantly improving security, performance, and data synchronization.
Peixian, an experienced software and data engineer, specializes in electronic health record (EHR) interoperability and API services. He has a proven track record of solving complex healthcare challenges by integrating with major EHR systems like Epic using the FHIR standard.
While hospitals benefit from the data exchange capabilities of FHIR, they face numerous technical and organizational hurdles, such as legacy systems and standardization inconsistencies. The article outlines top 10 challenges and provides actionable strategies for overcoming them.
The author, inspired by Zack Kass's presentation (a former OpenAI executive), introduces the concept of an 'internet built for agents.' This suggests that while healthcare needs direct data access rather than relying on user interfaces (UIs), current standards and APIs are insufficient to support this necessary shift.
AWS HealthLake is a cloud service that transforms scattered, unstructured medical data into standardized, searchable formats (FHIR) while maintaining HIPAA compliance. This enables both startups and large enterprises to extract actionable insights from vast amounts of healthcare data.
Partnerships between payers and providers offer hopeful solutions to the fragmentation of healthcare. Through these collaborations, measurable outcomes such as improved operational efficiency and enhanced care quality are being achieved.