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Multiple formats of the same Document content

Healthcare Exchange Standards

Given a Health Information Exchange, or Nationwide Health Information Exchange, there will be a variety of capabilities and use-cases for the hundreds-thousands of various Document Consumers. A Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD) CDA document vs a CCDA CCD. are laying around. Why publish multiple formats?

FHIR 40
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The Tech Giants are Coming for Healthcare

Lloyd Price

Embedded in Apple’s Health app, the new feature will bring together medical data from participating hospitals and clinics, as well as from the iPhone itself, giving millions of Americans direct digital control of their own health information for the first time. But how easy will it actually be?

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features. Patient portals give users an online view of their health data, as do PHRs. The patient accesses the information through a secure portal,” ONC says.