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New HL7 FHIR Accelerator Project Aims to Improve Interoperability of Social Determinants of Health Data

Electronic Health Reporter

Health Level Seven International (HL7), the global authority for interoperability in health information technology, and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the only medical society devoted solely to primary care, are pleased to announce that the Gravity Project is now part of the HL7 FHIR Accelerator Program.

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Microsoft unveils Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, to help with RPM security

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Microsoft is previewing its new Azure IoT Connector for FHIR, an API feature that enables healthcare organizations to scale secure connectivity for an array of devices streaming protected health information. WHY IT MATTERS. "Developers have to build their own secure pipelines from scratch. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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CMS Proposes”CMS-0057-P” to Streamline Prior Authorizations with Real-Time Approvals Using Interoperability in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare? The ability of different systems, devices, and applications to work together and exchange information seamlessly is known as interoperability in healthcare. Medicare and a supplemental plan) to receive care from multiple providers (e.g.,

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Crystal Ball Chronicles: Reflecting on Out of Pocket Health’s 2024 Predictions

Redox

Original prediction: We won’t see accelerated adoption of interoperability standards (e.g., HL7 ® , HL7 ® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources or FHIR ® ). Increasingly, machines are much less discriminating between a finely structured FHIR document and a poorly scanned PDF—and the latter may be richer than the former.

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

The healthcare industry has an incredible amount of data at its disposal, so the next step is distilling every bit of information into something digestible for providers at the point of care. In 2023, I foresee EHR vendors paying more attention to interoperability. ModMed – Dr. Michael Rivers, Sr.

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Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While the advent of modern interoperable approaches is gaining attention by reducing data entry burden – such as through pre-population of eCRFs using electronic health record data – the available data is still limited to a participating site’s point-in-time interactions with a given patient.

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

Although 94% of consumers know oral health impacts physical health, 81% are hesitant to seek dental care , according to a survey from VideaHealth. Partnerships Darena Solutions, Leidos, and SLI Compliance unveiled a verification process for AI applications built using SMART on FHIR standards.