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Security Vulnerabilities in FHIR implementations

Health Intersections

There’s a new report out that finds lots of security vulnerabilities in FHIR implementations, both client and server. Unforunately, the media write up isn’t entirely accurate: In fact, every tested FHIR app enabled API access to patient health data belonging to other individuals.

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Three FHIR myths that hold back digital health enterprises

Redox

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.

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TEFCA Is Live – Clarifying Common Misperceptions

Healthcare IT Today

This means you will need to maintain your existing connections to ensure broad access to patient health data for some time even after you begin participating in TEFCA. But until that happens, maximizing access to patient records hinges on maintaining your existing health data connections. The Common Agreement (CA) 2.0

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The Balance Between Promoting Data Sharing and Ensuring the Privacy and Security of Sensitive Health Information

Healthcare IT Today

While that may not affect an individual patient whose data is included in the data set, it affects patient outcomes overall because it allows us to analyze the data and provide early interventions and programs. Jay Nakashima, President at eHealth Exchange Keeping patient data safe and private is our top priority.

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Enhancing Interoperability and Data Sharing with Innovative Technologies and Standards

Healthcare IT Today

Marlena Herrera, Director, Customer Success at Protegrity The alignment and culmination of technologies and standards to address interoperability and data sharing will improve the ability of providers to provide quality healthcare services to their patients. These API protocols are known and used by hundreds of thousands of developers.

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At HIMSS22, Microsoft and Salesforce expand their healthcare offerings

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

– Microsoft has announced advancements in cloud technologies for healthcare and life sciences with the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. The goal of Azure Health Data Services is interoperability that drives better patient outcomes and clinical advances.

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How Redox, AWS, Cloudwick, and ClearDATA crush silos and re-shape data into data-driven solutions

Redox

There is no shortage of data in healthcare In the last decade, we have witnessed the near-ubiquitous adoption of EHRs, the proliferation of medical devices, the expansion of genetic testing, and the rise of patient-generated health data. If you find the 154 services slightly overwhelming, fear not.

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