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.
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.
The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) proposes a unified framework for healthcare data exchange in the U.S. Within this framework, FHIR is adopted as the new standard, with phased implementation planned starting in 2026.
Apple has published the procedure for updating brand names and logos displayed for FHIR API endpoints in Health Records. Developers can use the management features on the API profile screen to edit existing brand names or add new related brand names.
Centene Corporation provides an 'API Catalog' page that allows users to explore and view documentation for its published APIs. This enables developers to easily locate necessary APIs and access information required for system integration.
Detailed provider information for Dr. LORI M WENDRICKS HOUSE MD has been published on the NPPES NPI Registry managed by CMS. The data includes her credentials, multiple practice locations, and an endpoint for FHIR integration.
A bug/issue reported in the MADiE Issue Tracker indicates a 500 server error when validating FHIR versions using QI-Core 6.0.0. This issue makes it difficult to export the FHIR version of CMS334 and update related test cases.
Google has revealed information about its next OS, 'Android 16'. A major development highlighted is the inclusion of Health Connect 2.0, which enables sharing of health data in the FHIR format, a standard used by healthcare providers.
This article highlights the challenges posed by insufficient data access in dentistry, advocating for the importance of open data. It references trends in data linkage from other medical fields, such as the 21st Century Cures Act and FHIR standards, arguing that the entire dental industry must achieve information sharing through cultural transformation.