Netsmart provides FHIR R4 APIs enabling secure, standards-based access to healthcare data across provider and payer organizations. This supports regulatory compliance (like the 21st Century Cures Act) and modern interoperable workflows.
This article explains how telemedicine platforms can connect to Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems using HL7 FHIR R4 standards, achieving seamless data interoperability. This allows for the real-time synchronization of clinical data, such as patient information and appointment management.
Agentic AI refers to systems that autonomously take action toward a goal, going beyond simple question answering. To realize this advanced capability, standardized data access and mechanisms for action provided by FHIR are essential.
The author argues that new AI interfaces, such as 'MCP apps' deployed by Anthropic and OpenAI, are fundamentally changing the healthcare sector. They suggest that this shift overcomes data integration challenges, ushering in an era where patients can gain insights based on longitudinal health records from multiple sources.
Roche points out that a robust digital infrastructure is essential for safely managing and integrating medical data, which is necessary to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced diagnostic technologies within healthcare systems. The utilization of data exchange standards like HL7 and FHIR is crucial for building this infrastructure.
A research team at NSYSU in Taiwan developed a medical data warehouse system that enables the use of AI while protecting patient data. The system is notable for combining international healthcare standards (like FHIR) with federated learning, allowing joint research and model training under each hospital's local control.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is transitioning from electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) to FHIR-based digital quality measures (dQMs). This aims to reduce reporting burden on providers while achieving higher quality through more dynamic and interoperable data sharing.
Jianhui Information announced plans to acquire stakes in Boke Guoxin (Wuhan) Technology, an AI application company. Following the transaction, Jianhui Information will hold a 70% stake in the target company.
The JAMI Standards Committee has established the 'ePath HL7 FHIR Study Group.' This group aims to create a FHIR specification based on existing JAMI standard specifications, with the goal of achieving JAMI standardization and applying for HELICS guidelines.
Jianhui Information plans to acquire a majority stake in Boke Guoxin (Wuhan) Technology by sequentially purchasing shares held by multiple investors. This move aims to strengthen its business foundation in the Chinese healthcare IT sector.
This article details the technical aspects of LangCare's MCP FHIR server. This server integrates various data sources and functions, enabling the provision of information to Large Language Models (LLMs). Developers can find instructions for installation via npm or manual build/execution.
An initiative led by SAMHSA is advancing efforts to improve behavioral health data exchange and interoperability. This aims to enhance care coordination for patients with chronic physical conditions, preventing medical errors and gaps in care.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced nine nationwide pilot programs across nine states. These pilots aim to bridge the gap between physical and behavioral healthcare by testing new data standards, specifically addressing complex privacy rules using the USCDI+ Behavioral Health dataset and FHIR implementation guides.
The SQL on FHIR working group is targeting a March timeframe for the release of SQL on FHIR 2.1. This update aims to standardize how FHIR data is flattened and queried specifically for analytical purposes.
West Coast Informatics announced major enhancements to its FHIR-native terminology platform, TermHub, and the launch of Open TermHub. This aims to simplify access and deployment of clinical terminologies like SNOMED CT and LOINC, supporting large-scale interoperability.
The US has launched nine pilot programs nationwide as part of the federal BHIT Initiative. These pilots will test USCDI+BH data elements in real-world settings, aiming to strengthen integrated behavioral and physical care and inform future standards.
iSOFT Netherlands, a major Dutch health IT provider, faced performance and scalability issues with its existing FHIR infrastructure. The company adopted Firely Server, successfully implementing it as the backbone for secure data exchange across the national healthcare network.