This systematic review systematically evaluates Common Data Models (CDMs) and data standards necessary to integrate diverse data sources and enable federated analysis. The study concludes that OMOP CDM and FHIR scored best across various criteria, emphasizing that achieving seamless interoperability requires enabling transformations between different representations rather than relying on a single global model.
CSIRO's Kate Ebrill et al. emphasized the critical importance of interoperability in digital health. They pointed out that global standards like FHIR and SNOMED CT provide the necessary data foundation to build high-quality, 'sovereign AI.'
The modern healthcare ecosystem relies on seamless information exchange from diverse data sources. This article explains 'interoperability standards,' detailing how major specifications like HL7 and FHIR provide a common language for medical data.
Tim Benson is a leading expert in health informatics with over 30 years of experience. He has authored works that explain major healthcare IT standards, providing deep insights into medical data standardization and interoperability.
The Singapore government announced two new national standards (SS719:2025 and SS720:2025) to enhance connectivity and data sharing in the digital health sector. This is expected to improve interoperability across various medical data, including electronic records and remote care.
C-CDA, the backbone of electronic health information exchange, faces limitations in meeting modern real-time data needs. Consequently, industry efforts are advancing data conversion from C-CDA to HL7 FHIR, a format that is more flexible and cloud-ready, significantly improving analytics and patient access.
Synthetic EHR offers a platform that accelerates healthcare innovation through strategic partnerships and developer ecosystem collaboration, built on privacy-first principles. By utilizing FHIR-native synthetic data, it removes regulatory barriers and achieves seamless integration via an API-first approach.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare's Information Department announced that to solidify Taiwan's smart healthcare foundation, it has set three key governance priorities: Data Governance, AI Governance, and Cybersecurity Governance. This includes ensuring data interoperability through the adoption of international standards like FHIR and SNOMED CT, and establishing frameworks for responsible AI implementation and management.
iEHR has published a FHIR data type profile (v1.0.0-ballot) defining the 'Health Amendment Act' (HAA) specific to Ireland. This specification establishes the structure and constraints for a particular identifier in healthcare information systems, contributing to data standardization.
SA Pathology is advancing the construction of a more efficient and patient-centric diagnostic process by implementing electronic pathology request systems and utilizing FHIR standards, overcoming traditional challenges of being 'application-centric'. This achieves reduced data entry effort and improved continuous care in clinical settings.
A FHIR ValueSet defining standard concepts for specific biopsy results. This ValueSet references SNOMED CT and includes codes such as 'Biopsy result normal (finding)' and 'Normal histology findings (finding)', representing normal pathological findings.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded AWS HealthLake to the Canada (Central) Region. This allows Canadian healthcare providers and public authorities to process data securely and locally using FHIR standards, accelerating regional healthcare innovation.
Dan Galavan, an HL7 FHIR certified expert, has provided extensive FHIR-related consultancy services to the Irish National Health Service Executive (HSE) over the past five years. His expertise covers technical aspects of data integration, quality, and interoperability, with a focus on compliance with regulations like EHDS.
An OperationDefinition is provided within the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard to test the 'subsumption' relationship between code systems. This allows determination of conceptual superordinate/subordinate relationships between two codes A and B.
This article discusses the digital transformation of Indonesia's healthcare system. It proposes building a sustainable national health insurance system that is unbiased and accessible to all, utilizing technologies like AI and FHIR.