West Coast Informatics (WCI) has launched a new managed FHIR terminology service, TermHub™, specifically designed for Healthcare Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and standards publishers. This offering allows SDOs to eliminate the need for complex infrastructure buildout and operational overhead while delivering validated clinical terminology content in FHIR format.
West Coast Informatics (WCI) announced 'TermHub™,' a new managed FHIR terminology service designed for Healthcare Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and standards publishers. This allows SDOs to eliminate complex infrastructure buildout and operational overhead while easily providing validated, FHIR-compliant terminology content.
The US CMS is overhauling the Medicare Plan Finder, starting October 2026. It will ingest data directly from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans using FHIR-based APIs. This mandates providing real-time and comprehensive provider network information, moving beyond static directories.
Industry experts highlight that despite progress, interoperability and data standardization remain major challenges. Key barriers include the differing structures of clinical versus claims data, patient identity matching issues, and complex consent management regarding data sharing rights.
The author used an open-source health agent, 'Tula,' to extract their full medical history from their hospital (Beverly Hospital). This demonstrated that data access based on FHIR standards is possible through a simple text message and authentication process, without needing API integration or complex procedures.
Wheel and b.well Connected Health announced a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive infrastructure for AI-native, consumer-driven healthcare experiences. The system aims to bridge the 'Action Gap' between raw data and actual clinical action.
The article discusses the competitive landscape and standardization efforts surrounding major systems of record like Epic Systems. Key focus areas include CMS's addition of a new category for electronic prior authorization (Prior Auth), its impact on FHIR/X12 standards, and the connection to antitrust law.
BytePad announced its product roadmap for 2026–2027, driven by customer feedback. Key focuses include expanding AI Global Search, implementing Local-GPT for on-premises environments, achieving FHIR R5 readiness, and broadening EHR source system coverage.
EasyPAが提供する「FHIR Explorer Premium」は、単なる閲覧に留まらない完全な書き込み層を追加したサービスである。ユーザーは本サービスを利用することで、FHIR R4リソースの作成、更新、削除に加え、トランザクションバンドルやバルクインポート(最大500リソース/コール)が可能となる。
The University of Oklahoma provides a mechanism using an FHIR interface between Epic and REDCap to transfer specified patient data (such as allergies, clinical notes, etc.) into REDCap. Researchers can utilize this function to collect and analyze diverse clinical data.
West Coast Informatics appointed Regis Charlot, an expert in healthcare data standardization and semantic interoperability, to its board of directors. This move responds to the growing demand for clinical data infrastructure capable of supporting artificial intelligence applications, highlighting the industry's increasing focus on data structuring.
Addressing the problem of fragmented patient data in the US, this article proposes designing a national Universal Healthcare ID (UHID) system utilizing distributed ledger technology (blockchain). It aims to achieve electronic health record interoperability based on FHIR standards, using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as the integration engine.
Blue Shield of California has committed to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 'Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA) Pledge.' This initiative brings together payers, providers, EHR vendors, and developers with the shared goal of making prior authorization seamless, real-time, and fully interoperable.
This study proposes an ambient triage pipeline that uses AI to automatically capture data from nurse-patient dialogue in emergency departments, converting it into standardized FHIR format records. This aims to reduce manual entry burden while improving the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of the captured data.
Net Health held its inaugural Momentum Awards, honoring four healthcare organizations that achieved measurable improvements through data utilization and integrated technology. The winning cases highlight the application of technology—such as AI and hybrid care models—focused on solving real-world clinical challenges.
Epic and Labcorp have expanded their collaboration, making Labcorp's full diagnostic test menu available on Epic's EHR platform, Aura. This allows clinicians to easily order a wide variety of tests directly within their workflow, leading to faster and more accurate patient care.
A report shows that healthcare systems are deploying AI agents to achieve high Return on Investment (ROI) in call center operations. It highlights that 'agentic AI,' capable of handling complex workflows like appointment rescheduling and referral management, generates significantly more value than standard integrations.
Arvind Telharkar, a software engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS), developed and launched a healthcare data transformation platform utilizing agentic AI. This solution converts legacy healthcare data formats (such as C-CDA) into the FHIR standard, thereby improving data accessibility and contributing to better patient care outcomes.
Startup Develo has secured $14 million in funding to revolutionize pediatric care using its proprietary, AI-powered operating system (OS). This platform integrates clinical workflows, billing, and parent engagement tools.
The author argues that the immense maintenance costs associated with healthcare APIs, coupled with expanding regulatory obligations for data exchange, are pushing vendors toward monetizing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) access built on top of existing user interfaces.