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CMS and ASTP/ONC released an RFI focusing on data interoperability and value-based care (VBC). This suggests that future healthcare IT efforts will prioritize strengthening connectivity using digital IDs and open APIs.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies, including ASTP/ONC and CMS, issued a joint Request for Information (RFI) aiming to enhance health data interoperability. This effort seeks to prevent data from being locked in silos and enable patients to better manage chronic conditions.
Drummond, a leader in health IT testing, launched the FHIRplace Prior Authorization Testing Event to accelerate FHIR-based interoperability. The program offers continuous, on-demand access to a production-simulated, multi-party environment for early validation and refinement of FHIR implementations.
While interoperability has focused heavily on the FHIR standard, this approach creates technical and economic barriers. The article argues that leveraging AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Natural Language Processing (NLP) can enable information exchange across diverse systems, promoting a more equitable and sustainable realization of true interoperability.
The article argues that achieving true healthcare interoperability requires a multi-channel approach utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI), rather than relying solely on traditional standards. This offers a new perspective to overcome existing technical and economic limitations.
Healthcare organizations must register as Health Records with Apple, requiring testing of the FHIR API endpoint and pre-publication review (Preview). The process is outlined in detailed developer guidelines.
Health eProfile has implemented Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), the leading standard for electronic healthcare information exchange, to enable seamless data exchange across its platform. This facilitates interoperability between various health systems and applications.
Stephen Konya of ASTP will speak on the challenges of health IT innovation and interoperability at the federal level. The event will focus on AI approaches and public-private partnerships.
For the successful adoption of advanced technologies like AI, a solid, integrated data sharing environment is essential. Seamless data access between hospital systems and telemedicine providers is crucial for improving care quality, ensuring revenue streams, and bridging geographical gaps.
Apple guides healthcare organizations through the process of collecting their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system information and testing their FHIR API endpoints for use in Health Records. This is a critical process for enabling access to interoperable patient data.
Drummond announced the launch of its FHIRplace Prior Authorization Interoperability Testing Event, starting in August 2025. The program supports compliance with CMS regulations and assists system validation throughout the entire development lifecycle.
Topology Health, which focused on solving data connectivity challenges in healthcare, will continue its work under the name PhenoML. The company previously helped with EHR connections and automated registry reporting.
Sonic Healthcare USA, a major diagnostic laboratory, has adopted Aidbox to implement an FHIR-native infrastructure. This initiative establishes a centralized Master Patient Index (MPI), ensuring accurate patient identification and reliable data sharing across its nationwide network.
Google announced support for sharing medical records using the FHIR format at Google I/O 2025.
L.A. Care, the nation's largest publicly operated health plan, partnered with LANES to achieve connectivity with its Qualified Health Information Organization (QHIO) using FHIR. This establishes a new standard for real-time interoperability and data sharing under the stateβs Data Exchange Framework (DxF).
Based on Apple's guidelines, healthcare organizations must undergo verification from their EHR vendor to prepare the FHIR API endpoint for Health Records. This process enables secure access and sharing of patient data.
Apple recommends that organizations upgrade their FHIR endpoints from version DSTU2 to R4 to provide patients access to clinical notes. This process requires reviewing API endpoint details and profiles, followed by testing and publishing according to specified steps.
The FHIR standard enables data exchange between electronic health records and various systems, optimizing clinical workflows in hospitals. This facilitates real-time access to patient information, improves care coordination, and strengthens decision support systems, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery.
WSO2 provides an FHIR-based API platform to help meet data sharing standards set by the US CMS (CMS-0057-F). This enables secure data exchange and automated prior authorization workflows between payers and healthcare providers.
This article analyzes the practical data processing challenges for implementing a Master Patient Index (MPI) based on the FHIR US Core Patient profile. It emphasizes that advanced matching techniques, such as handling identifiers and addresses, are necessary beyond mere standard compliance to ensure effective implementation.