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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Health Intersections

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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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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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Healthcare Exchange Standards

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Security Report: " The New Healthcare Ecosystem will depend on FHIR APis, but Are They Secure? The point we should take from this research is that EHRs are doing a good job of securing their FHIR implementations FHIR is good and worthy There is room for improvement in some implementations There are included recommended improvements.

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Redox

JUNE 15, 2023

Last week a handful of Redoxers headed over the big pond to take in 2023 HL7 FHIR DevDays. We loved connecting and reconnecting with the world’s foremost FHIR enthusiasts in Amsterdam. For example, there is healthy demand to implement FHIR-based queries (e.g., FHIR’s promise as a programable standard is being delivered.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MARCH 3, 2023

My goal is to inspire cybersecurity consulting organizations to help out the FHIR community secure their implementations. This specialty knowledge is really needed by the FHIR community. Understanding how the FHIR specification defines use of REST, can help focus appropriate use and possibility for abuse.

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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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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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Health Intersections

MAY 4, 2020

Question : I have a simple question, does R4 have the capability of storing video type data back into the EHR? And lastly, is there a timeline of when specific EHR vendors will implement this capability into their EHRs? Answer : There’s several parts to this answer: FHIR Support for Video. Timeline for EHR support.

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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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Healthcare Exchange Standards

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This morning I presented to the India FHIR-Connectathon on the topic: Mantras for Secure FHIR Development The slides are available in google slide desk. Summarized below Alissa Knight -- White Hat Hacker The New Healthcare Ecosystem will depend on FHIR APIs, but are They Secure? Nevertheless, lots of vulnerabilities were found.

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David Chou

OCTOBER 2, 2021

The number of API EHR integrations increased from 2019 to 2020, but the proportion of APIs that support the FHIR data exchange standard remained relatively the same. Overall, are we losing steam with FHIR API or is there another underlying reason for the slow uptick?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For those not familiar with 1upHealth, the provide a FHIR platform for payers, providers, and developers. Whether you’re looking at CMS compliance, population health efforts, Payer to Payer APIs, or EHR connectivity, they can help make sharing […].

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Health Intersections

MAY 20, 2019

It’s a common thing for implementers to want to do with FHIR: connect to a FHIR server, and make a local copy of the information provided by the server, and then check back occasionally with the server for updates – that is, new resources, or changes to existing resources. (In “I never took X”).

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The 29 members of the EHR Association shared concerns with ONC about upcoming deadlines for Certified EHR Technology deadlines given the complexity of needs specified in HTI-1 and beyond. A survey published in JAMIA found 73% of digital health vendors are using standards-based FHIR APIs when integrating with EHR systems.

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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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Electronic Health Reporter

APRIL 2, 2019

The article Apple’s New Healthcare Records App Beta Version — Following HL7’s FHIR Standards — Launched appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. In this context, Apple, the most reputed smart phone and electronics manufacturer in […].

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This article discusses the service provided by Health Note , which illustrates the capabilities of modern patient interaction using AI and integration with the EHR. Health Note digs into the EHR, using AI, and combines the information found with its own medical knowledge to ask the questions a doctor would normally ask during a visit.

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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. As a cloud-first platform, it allows data to be stored and exchanged using FHIR within a clinical data repository. It can also integrate with EMR, EHR, or other clinical systems.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

APRIL 10, 2018

I will be giving a face-to-face tutorial on the topic of "IHE on FHIR" at both HL7 Workgroup meeting in Cologne, May 12-18 FHIR Dev Days in Boston, June 19-21 So, if you are in Europe, sign up for the tutorial at HL7 workgroup meeting. If you are in the USA, sign up for the tutorial at FHIR Dev Days.

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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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Healthcare Exchange Standards

JANUARY 30, 2024

In FHIR R4 - [link] IHE has a relevant Implementation Guide – Basic Audit Log Patterns (BALP) [link] within BALP IG, which is all relevant to Security/Privacy audit log recording and access to that recording using FHIR, there is a specific profile of the AuditEvent resource for recording a known disclosure.

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Health Intersections

AUGUST 30, 2019

This track shows that patients are the ultimate beneficiaries of FHIR. Get connected to the FHIR ecosystem and learn about the specification that’s transforming the industry. Connect with EHR vendors and discuss integration opportunities. Your app or device does not need to be FHIR-enabled (yet).

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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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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Plus, ONC says 87% of hospitals are using EHR platforms with FHIR capabilities. A new report pegs healthcare payments company nThrive as a possible suitor for Athenahealth.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Lighting the Pathway Through FHIR To Optimized Care Plans: A Case Study of MyHealtheVet and Next Steps (By Light) The HL7 FHIR standard is gaining quick acceptance in the USA and globally. Every major EHR vendor now supports FHIR for Patient access of their own data using SMART-on-FHIR and Argonaut implementation guides.

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Healthcare Exchange Standards

MAY 18, 2019

IHE has created a FHIR based Patient identity management system for health information exchanges. It is possible that a formal Merge will be supported, but in FHIR a Merge comes with some downsides. When FHIR is a front-end to a non-FHIR system (e.g. Especially if those FHIR Resources have digital signatures on them.

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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. Watch the video for more details about pressures on Medicare Advantage plans, rules about prior authorization, FHIR APIs, and more.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 20, 2019

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. If they aren’t on your list of concerns, Finn says they should be.

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Redox

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Top stories Health systems will increase 2024 IT budgets More than 85% of health systems are boosting next year’s spend on digital health and IT projects, with cybersecurity and EHR modernization topping the list. Build an HL7 ® FHIR ® data store for your health system, minus the missteps. Healthcare IT leaders weigh in.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The organizers of the FHIR #DevDays conference next month have announced the four finalists who will come to Amsterdam to present their ideas to a panel of judges. In contrast to this, the HL7 FHIR organization said explicitly this June that #FHIR exists to serve patient needs. This is a cross-post from my personal blog.

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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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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 11, 2022

Healthcare IT News sat down with Hastings to discuss how Ronin's RPM for cancer patients works, the roles of AI and NLP in the RPM, and how EHRs play an important part in this type of care delivery. A few standards have evolved to help in this integration, primarily FHIR and SMART on FHIR.

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Health Intersections

OCTOBER 10, 2018

I’m very honoured to make a guest today from Mike Morris, who I met at the HL7 FHIR Applications Round Table in Washington DC a couple of weeks ago. Mike is a cancer patient who is using FHIR improve his own treatment. APIs were not an important feature in terms of creating interoperability across siloed EHRs.

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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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Healthcare Exchange Standards

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Two independent projects this week sent to the FHIR mailing list their diagrams of how they are using FHIR as an API to classic XDS environments. The power of using FHIR as a simplifying API to classic environments. Our project will use FHIR as an abstraction layer for the application. privacy consent). Well done!

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Health Populi

APRIL 6, 2022

Our desire for data liquidity has eluded us across the health/care ecosystem for too long, notwithstanding American taxpayers’ $35 bn investment in EHRs dating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that embedded the HITECH Act funding EHR adoption for hospitals and physician practices.

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