EHR, FHIR and Interoperability - Connected Health Pulse

What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

First, consider: the lack of interoperability between health data, resulting in silos, has plagued our ability to “operate” (that “O” in “OS”) in a smooth fashion across the care continuum, from clinical trials and research to patients’ self-care driving optimal outcomes. Now, let’s ponder one particular patient whose name is Eric Topol, MD.

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EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

There are a lot of very exciting innovations that are happening to or are being talked about for EHR systems. But what innovations aren’t being discussed or happening for EHR systems that should be? Financial incentives for health organizations can encourage them to adopt interoperable EHR solutions.

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Sharing medical records won’t work

KevinMD

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Central to this goal is the implementation of fast health care interoperability resources (FHIR). FHIR allows one EHR to directly query and pull information from another EHR, and is based on the belief that medical charts […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

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One Way to Improve U.S. Healthcare, Lower Costs and Drive Outcomes? “Unvendor,” Asserts Dr. Harm Scherpbier in His New Book

Health Populi

MARCH 20, 2025

But these health IT leaders feel far from empowered and choiceful as consumers in todays EHR vendor monoculture, Harm Scherpbier, MD, explains in his book , Unvendor. It is not yet something you would find in a typical EHR, although some of the largest firms might say its part of their future roadmap. So Im not anti-vendor.

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AMD Global Telemedicine and Carefluence® Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Telehealth Interoperability

AMD Telemedicine

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Streamlining Data for Better Care Chelmsford, MA – October 29, 2024 –AMD Global Telemedicine, a pioneer and industry leader in telehealth technology solutions for over 30 years, today announced a strategic partnership with Carefluence , an innovator in interoperability solutions.

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Predictive AI FHIR Integration Contest – Win $25k in Prizes

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2025

One of the most common questions we get from healthcare IT startups is how they can connect with EHR vendors. One of our most common questions we ask health IT startups is how they integrate with the EHR. One of the answers to this question for startup companies is FHIR. The contest is pretty simple.

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Innovating EHR Systems to Improve Interoperability and Seamless Data Sharing Between Different Healthcare Providers

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In order to truly improve healthcare, we need to have seamless interoperability and data sharing between different healthcare providers. Improving interoperability and seamless data sharing is vital as we work towards a better future and there are plenty of different methods to do this. The following are their answers.

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Data Readiness: The Key to Healthcare’s Digital Future

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Singh, VP Interoperability Solutions at ELLKAY. With innovations like AI, predictive analytics, and digital health solutions transforming patient care, success hinges on having a strong, interoperable data foundation. The following is a guest article by Gurpreet (G.P.)

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MeldRx Is Making Healthcare App Development and FHIR Data Access Easy

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

They assume that there must be some easy EHR API they can tap into that will provide them with the data access they need. Or maybe they hear about this new more modern FHIR standard that will give them access to that data. I also asked Schiess why a developer wouldn’t just connect to the EHR directly.

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I Helped Accelerate FHIR, It’s Time to Scale

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 28, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shannon West, Chief Product Officer at Datavant Since the dawn of electronic medical records, American healthcare delivery systems have traced a winding path toward the dream of seamless and timely health data interoperability. Rate limiting is not inherent to the FHIR standards.

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QHINs, Health Data Exchange, FHIR, AI and More with CommonWell Health Alliance

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 17, 2024

At HIMSS, we sat down to talk with CommonWell Health Alliance to learn about their passion for interoperability and some of the latest happenings with the CommonWell community. Plus, Buckle shares with us a bit about how they’re approaching FHIR and what role that’s going to play for CommonWell going forward.

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Chopra says healthcare APIs are gaining traction, calls for voluntary code of conduct

Mobi Health News

MAY 4, 2018

Through SMART, FHIR, and the Argonaut Project, standardized APIs for EHR data interoperability are finally starting to show serious signs of traction. That means the health industry will start to see more complete records, better care, and more robust data sets that can power machine learning algorithm.

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Te Toka Tumai Auckland rolling out FHIR-ed-up PAS and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Te Toka Tumai Auckland launching FHIR-driven PAS Te Toka Tumai Auckland, formerly Auckland District Health Board, will be launching a new patient administration system that runs on the new FHIR-based National Health Index API.

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FDA FHIR Pilot Automates Adverse Events Reporting and Validation with Cedars-Sinai and the VA Through eHealth Exchange

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The goal was to enable clinicians to report adverse events directly from their electronic health records (EHRs) in a highly automated manner. The decision to leverage HL7’s FHIR Release 4 is important for the long-term viability of this project as it expands to include reporting for other drugs and use cases.

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Fax As An On-Ramp for Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

The journey to achieve interoperability in healthcare has been too long and too expensive. To address this, companies have put effort into creating interoperability tools and platforms designed to make it easier to exchange data. To accelerate interoperability efforts, however, creating more technology may not the answer.

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A New FHIR Analytics Tool from SAS Health

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Most data about patients exists in EHRs or other repositories in a variety of legacy formats. Thus, SAS Health Solutions offers a common data model, ingesting data from disparate sources of FHIR data into the appropriate fields for analysis. SAS will be adding more and more input formats, but initially is focused on FHIR.

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OntarioMD is Making Interoperability a Priority for Ontario

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In a recent interview with Healthcare IT Today , Aidan Lee, Director of the Certification Program at OntarioMD , and Matt LaDuke, Director of Products, Integrations, and Service Management, shed light on the evolving landscape of electronic medical records (EMRs) and the state of interoperability in the healthcare sector.

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. EHRs are vital to both clinical and administrative operations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023. What is your prediction for the EHR market in 2023?

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FHIR, cloud, pop health and social determinants spark new security challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2019

There is also the continued push toward interoperability and the use of AI and machine learning. FHIR and APIs. New proposed standards for interoperability and new FHIR standards for letting systems share health information, as well as facilitating patient access through open APIs, recently made waves through the healthcare landscape.

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These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

This familiar scene exemplifies the unnecessary burdens traditional EHRs have placed on providers, patients, and the overall healthcare system. As a former ER physician and current digital health professional, I’ve dealt with these challenges firsthand—and see the enormous potential EHRs hold to change care experiences for the better.

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Enhancing Interoperability and Data Sharing with Innovative Technologies and Standards

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

There are a lot of components to consider and talk about in regards to interoperability and data sharing. Today we are going to focus on the innovative technologies and standards that are currently being employed to make our dreams of a better system of interoperability and data sharing a reality. The following are their answers.

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Roundup: Telehealth providers needed in rural New Zealand and more briefs

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 8, 2023

Telstra Health unveils FHIR-native virtual care platform Telstra Health has introduced a new FHIR-based virtual care solution, Virtual Health Platform. It simplifies healthcare interoperability by doing away with translating data, "significantly" reducing implementation time.

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CMS Releases Proposed Rule Expanding Health Data Interoperability Requirements For Payers

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The announcement follows the release of the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule in July, which requires all health plans doing business with the […].

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 16, 2022

Interoperability for better outcomes and clinical advances. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances. The key to unlocking the data is interoperability across the entire health ecosystem.

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#FHIR and the Gartner Hype Cycle

Health Intersections

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

On a forum for FHIR Foundation members, I raised the subject of where FHIR is on the Gartner Hype Cycle (see Gartner write up , or Wikipedia ). FHIR Foundation member Wes Rishel ( @wrishel ), who’s a FHIR user, and also was a Gartner Analyst before he retired, graciously made this contribution that I could post here.

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A Look At DirectTrust’s Work in Healthcare Interoperability

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 4, 2021

After hearing about DirectTrust passing the 2 billion message mark, we thought it would be valuable for readers to learn more about DirectTrust and the healthcare interoperability work their non-profit is doing.

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Finding the future of interoperability with Redox: Part 1 – Bulk FHIR

Redox

MARCH 14, 2024

Up first: Using bulk FHIR. What is bulk FHIR? Like many aspects of HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ® ), there has been a lot of hype about the potential of using bulk FHIR to get large amounts of data out of EHRs. That’s where bulk FHIR comes in.

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Just Get Connected Already

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 23, 2023

The alliance was a bold gesture made ten years ago by leading EHR vendors to demonstrate their commitment to data sharing. Buckle also shares her experience at the Interop Showcase and details of the recent CommonWell FHIR Connectathon where CommonWell members leveraged FHIR to improve interoperability.

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How EHR Interoperability Benefits Remote Patient Monitoring (webinar)

Clear Arch Health

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

OVERVIEW: This webinar examines specific ways that EHR interoperability and electronic health records systems integration can deliver a range of benefits to remote patient monitoring (RPM) for driving improved care coordination.

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Finding the future of interoperability with Redox: Part 2 – HL7 v2 to FHIR (and back again)

Redox

MARCH 29, 2024

In the first post, I covered how Redox is overcoming current limitations with bulk FHIR. This time, I’ll be discussing our capabilities to translate between HL7 ® v2 and HL7 ® FHIR ® —a reoccurring challenge for many of our customers. However, modern technology shops want everything in FHIR. Let’s dive in. What does HL7 v2 do?

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Three FHIR myths that hold back digital health enterprises

Redox

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Healthcare software vendors prioritize projects that use HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR ® ) over those built on other standards for many reasons. Because FHIR resources have a defined structure, they can be accessed, manipulated, and exchanged in ways that other standards aren’t today. Let’s dive in.

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Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability. And now, check out our community’s healthcare analytics and interoperability predictions. The interoperability community has been waiting for the updated Prior Authorization proposal after the late 2020 proposal was withdrawn due to concerns about costs and deadlines.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

Interoperability

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

Interoperability

Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Health Blawg

AUGUST 20, 2018

Following the announcement of implementation of the Carequality-CommonWell interoperability collaboration, I was fortunate enough to catch up with Micky Tripathi ( @mickytripathi1 ) to discuss this development and put it in context. Micky is bullish on interoperability, both over the near term (the next 12-18 months) and the long term.

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Interoperability EHR FHIR HIE

Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 5, 2024

Don Rucker, MD, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth , shows us in this video how current regulations and FHIR standards will actually make that happen. In a fast-paced exchanged with John Lynn of Healthcare IT Today, Rucker covers regulations and evolving data exchange standards that foster interoperability and data analytics.

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The Tension in TEFCA

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 16, 2023

The Sequoia Project, a spinoff of a prior EHR network, was chosen as the governing body for TEFCA. Today TEFCA only supports document exchange and frankly largely within legacy EHR vendors who have familiarity with the IHE protocols. Current TEFCA proponents offer several value propositions which are worth investigating.

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TEFCA Real Talk

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

Certainly AI us currently doing that in health IT, but in the world of interoperability TEFCA and QHINs are grabbing all of the attention. There are a lot of views on TEFCA, but the one thing that’s certain is that it’s grabbing a lot of the interoperability focus from government regulators and the industry.

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IHE on FHIR. STU3

Healthcare Exchange Standards

AUGUST 29, 2017

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) has been busy creating Profiles that leverage the new and exciting FHIR specification. IHE publishes their profiles on [link] IHE subset of Profile on FHIR can be found on the IHE wiki FHIR list An IHE Profile is equivalent to a FHIR Implementation Guide.

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The Evolution of How Provider Organizations Share Data with Payers

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2024

It’s reasonable for a company like MRO to have a chief interoperability officer. According to their chief interoperability officer, Anthony Murray, the company has spent 22 years building tools to “exchange data seamlessly” in healthcare. Plus, he shares how healthcare standards are impacting these efforts.

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Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 23, 2022

Much has been written about Larry Ellison’s vision of what he called a “National EHR Database.” To be clear, I’m not sure if this was Ellison’s goal with a “National EHR Database” or not. The second group to benefit from this National EHR Database was public health.

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What Person-Centered Interoperability Looks Like: Seqster

EHR Innovations That Should Be Happening But Aren’t

Webinars

Trending Sources

Sharing medical records won’t work

Webinars

One Way to Improve U.S. Healthcare, Lower Costs and Drive Outcomes? “Unvendor,” Asserts Dr. Harm Scherpbier in His New Book

AMD Global Telemedicine and Carefluence® Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance Telehealth Interoperability

Predictive AI FHIR Integration Contest – Win $25k in Prizes

Innovating EHR Systems to Improve Interoperability and Seamless Data Sharing Between Different Healthcare Providers

Data Readiness: The Key to Healthcare’s Digital Future

MeldRx Is Making Healthcare App Development and FHIR Data Access Easy

I Helped Accelerate FHIR, It’s Time to Scale

QHINs, Health Data Exchange, FHIR, AI and More with CommonWell Health Alliance

Chopra says healthcare APIs are gaining traction, calls for voluntary code of conduct

Te Toka Tumai Auckland rolling out FHIR-ed-up PAS and more briefs

FDA FHIR Pilot Automates Adverse Events Reporting and Validation with Cedars-Sinai and the VA Through eHealth Exchange

Fax As An On-Ramp for Interoperability

A New FHIR Analytics Tool from SAS Health

OntarioMD is Making Interoperability a Priority for Ontario

Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

FHIR, cloud, pop health and social determinants spark new security challenges

These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Enhancing Interoperability and Data Sharing with Innovative Technologies and Standards

Roundup: Telehealth providers needed in rural New Zealand and more briefs

CMS Releases Proposed Rule Expanding Health Data Interoperability Requirements For Payers

At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

#FHIR and the Gartner Hype Cycle

A Look At DirectTrust’s Work in Healthcare Interoperability

Finding the future of interoperability with Redox: Part 1 – Bulk FHIR

Just Get Connected Already

How EHR Interoperability Benefits Remote Patient Monitoring (webinar)

Finding the future of interoperability with Redox: Part 2 – HL7 v2 to FHIR (and back again)

Three FHIR myths that hold back digital health enterprises

Healthcare Analytics and Interoperability – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Micky Tripathi’s glass-half-full view of EHR interoperability – Harlow on Healthcare

Policy Ingredients for Real-Time Improvements in Health Care, Prior Auth, and Claims

The Tension in TEFCA

TEFCA Real Talk

IHE on FHIR. STU3

The Evolution of How Provider Organizations Share Data with Payers

Larry Ellison’s Vision of a National EHR Database as Part of Cerner Acquisition

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