1,063 FHIR-related articles (latest first)
Etiometry, a leader in clinical decision support software, announced it has received its 10th FDA clearance. This milestone underscores the company's commitment to driving innovation while meeting stringent cybersecurity and regulatory standards for high-acuity units.
Non-profit DirectTrust has appointed Lisa Nelson, a medical informatics expert, as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). She will leverage her extensive experience in interoperability and patient-centered data exchange to advance the standardization of trusted healthcare information exchange.
Interoperability provider Onyx has expanded its 'Patient Access API' capabilities to support the latest FHIR guidelines. This enhances compliance for healthcare organizations and payers with CMS regulations, improving patient data access and transparency.
3Cloud provides a 'FHIR Jumpstart' program to help healthcare organizations meet interoperability requirements set by the 21st Century Cures Act, utilizing the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. This program supports MVP deployment on Azure, aiming for improved data integration and advanced analytics capabilities.
eHealth Exchange will showcase its advancements in nationwide data exchange at the HIMSS25 Global Health Conference. The organization plans to demonstrate advanced interoperability, particularly focusing on payer-provider collaboration and public health reporting using standards like HL7 FHIR.
The Fraunhofer Institute (Fraunhofer IESE) launched the 'FHIR-Starter' project, collaborating with a Berlin hospital and an AI company. The goal is to automatically structure electronic patient record data, which is currently predominantly unstructured.
Epic FHIR integration enables the EHR platform to communicate with external systems and applications using standardized protocols. This allows for real-time, secure data sharing of patient records, improving operational efficiency and care quality in healthcare institutions.
Oracle announced the deprecation of support for the FHIR DSTU2 version. Developers utilizing this standard are strongly urged to migrate to FHIR R4 by December 1, 2025.
While interoperability is progressing in Latin American healthcare systems based on standards like HL7 FHIR, scaling up requires the support of regional communities and global collaborations. These networks are crucial for achieving full integration.
Virtual maternal healthcare provider SimpliFed announced it raised $4 million in funding. The funds will be used to scale its care delivery from a point solution into a comprehensive platform using its updated mOS (Maternal Health Operating System).
A webinar was held discussing the application of CQL for developing future quality measures.
The eHealth Infrastructure in Denmark published a code system defining policies for healthcare data sharing. This specification defines concept codes indicating the specific permissibility of sharing, such as national health data or service act data.
HiPaas's FHIRflo is an AI-driven healthcare interoperability platform. It allows users to automatically convert diverse data formats, such as CSV or PDF, into the FHIR standard, enabling better utilization of medical data through CMS compliance and EHR integration.
Recognizing the importance of seamless data exchange in oncology, six health IT vendors have committed to supporting USCDI+ Cancer data elements. This marks a significant step toward a more interoperable and standardized healthcare system. (Background: The White House announced these activities in March 2024 to improve cancer care through enhanced utilization of EHR data.)
West Coast Informatics (WCI) has achieved certification as a Smile Digital Health Technology Partner. This enhances FHIR-based interoperability and enables the automation of data exchange workflows using AutoMap.
1upHealth partnered with WEDI to host a virtual event providing comprehensive analysis of the CMS-0057 mandate. The session covered regulatory and technical updates, best practices for data access APIs across payer-to-payer, provider, and patient domains.
West Coast Informatics (WCI) has completed the Smile Digital Health Technology Partner Certification Program. This enhances FHIR-based interoperability and enables automated data exchange using AutoMap.
DataArt offers a proprietary accelerator to help healthcare companies quickly comply with new regulations by extending existing EHR systems with SMART on FHIR and FHIR API capabilities. This comprehensive approach is composed of multiple components, including an FHIR server, adapter models, and OAuth servers.
CHRISTUS Health Plan has contracted with HealthSparq to manage and support the FHIR Provider Directory API. This document details the specific authentication process required for applications (APP) to access this directory, utilizing a public token method.
This article provides a comprehensive technical guide for developers and architects on major healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7 v2, X12, DICOM). It explains what each standard does, when to use it, and how they interact, using specific message examples.