The Taiwan Smart Health School announces a second phase pilot program focusing on the standardization of Electronic Health Record (EHR) data using FHIR, specifically addressing cross-hospital data migration. This course is designed for enrolled students to earn academic credits.
This technical guide is written for developers integrating with Electronic Health Records (EHRs). It provides practical advice on navigating complex standards like FHIR and HL7 v2, detailing the 'hybrid reality' of integration and specific pitfalls in implementing SMART on FHIR authentication.
The 'Hospitals on FHIR (HoF) User Days' in Pisa, scheduled for October 2026, will discuss real-world implementation experiences of HL7 FHIR and interoperability challenges—including AI and cybersecurity—for the future of digital healthcare across Europe.
CMS unveiled the 'CMS Interoperability Framework' for a new health data ecosystem, promoting data exchange using common, secure standards. Furthermore, HHS announced tougher regulations against information blocking, imposing penalties on violators.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of approaches to ensure interoperability in modern healthcare systems facing multiple challenges, such as big data analytics and regulatory compliance. It focuses on methodologies for overcoming data fragmentation and legacy system limitations, particularly by utilizing the FHIR standard.
Form.io announced the development of 'SpecKit,' an early-stage tool created by TESCHGlobal for generating FHIR test data. This solution simplifies the creation of compliant test data, allowing accelerated development even without deep domain expertise.
The French digital health agency, ANS, held a technical webinar on utilizing data from the 'Health Directory' via a FHIR API. The session provided development companies with methods for leveraging national reference data and implementing FHIR Search functionality.
Smile Digital Health's FHIR® platform, Smile CDR, enables structured management of clinical data in hospitals. Through nursIT, it integrates standards like HL7 v2 and SNOMED CT to provide a central data platform with high interoperability.
A Standards and Regulatory Frameworks Workgroup has developed an action plan to enhance interoperability between patient applications (apps) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The plan recommends utilizing FHIR APIs, aiming for standardized data exchange that includes write access for observation data and questionnaires.
Capgemini India points out the transformation of the healthcare industry, citing advancements from AI diagnostics to remote patient monitoring. It emphasizes that interoperability standards like FHIR are crucial foundations for these advanced digital solutions.
A virtual roundtable hosted by HL7 CAM brought together female leaders from Brazil, Colombia, and Chile to discuss the evolution of healthcare interoperability and the adoption of HL7 FHIR across the region. The report emphasizes a shift from isolated technical implementations toward organizational, governance, and sustainability-driven approaches, while also addressing gender gaps in digital health.
NCQA PHEMUR has published a ValueSet for the PROMIS-29 Depression Score. This resource includes LOINC codes 71965-8 and 71966-6, enabling standardized data exchange in electronic health records.
FHIR is gaining attention as the technology to integrate fragmented patient data—such as medical records and lab results—through standardized APIs. This facilitates data visibility and sharing in clinical settings, contributing to the realization of effective preventive care.
Epic has released 12 new FHIR APIs to address the complex data integration challenges in radiation oncology. This effort supports the CodeX Exchange of Radiotherapy Summaries Implementation Guide, marking a shift from traditional HL7v2 interfaces.
WestFax announced the launch of WestFax Comprehend, an AI-powered Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) platform designed to automate medical document intake, classification, data extraction, and routing. This allows healthcare organizations to leverage unstructured medical data without replacing existing infrastructure.
Info Support has introduced Syncura, a new cloud platform designed for secure data exchange and future-proof IT management in the healthcare sector. The platform aims to support healthcare organizations in their digital transformation by enabling optimal utilization of health data.
This article explains Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs), highlighting their crucial role in healthcare. Integrating this data with the FHIR standard is expected to realize personalized, data-driven medicine.