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FHIR Interoperability Basics: 4 Things to Know

February 23, 2022 - As health data interoperability becomes an increasingly pressing concern for providers, developers and vendors are paying a great deal more attention to the data standards that will enable seamless, on-demand information exchange. The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, commonly known as FHIR, quickly became one of the most popular protocols...

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Healthcare Orgs Aim to Expand Precision Medicine Research

by Jessica Kent

Healthcare organizations are increasingly looking to expand their precision medicine and genomics research efforts, with two recent partnerships reflecting the industry’s aim to enhance these...

Open-Source Framework Simplifies Machine Learning Processes

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at MIT’s Data to AI Lab (DAI Lab) have developed a new framework that can streamline machine learning processes to help organizations uncover actionable insights from big data. The...

ONC Enters Next Phase of Genomic Data Sharing Pilot Project

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ONC is currently recruiting additional demonstration sites for phase four of its Sync for Genes pilot project, an effort to standardize and improve genomic data sharing between laboratories, providers,...

Population Health App May Facilitate Large-Scale Data Sharing

by Jessica Kent

A population health app may allow payers to access permitted data and metrics on covered populations, potentially creating a foundation for pay-for-performance and assessment of value-based care. In a...

ONC Project Aims to Facilitate Real-World Data Access, Exchange

by Jessica Kent

ONC recently released results from its Coordinated Registry Network for Women’s Health Technology project, a joint effort with the FDA and NIH to facilitate real-world data access and...

ONC Projects Aim to Standardize SDOH Data for Precision Medicine

by Jessica Kent

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is working to standardize the collection of social determinants of health data to help advance precision medicine and inform new treatments. Information...

ONC: Data Standards, Security Key to Precision Medicine Success

by Jessica Kent

ONC is working to advance precision medicine research by supporting projects that improve health data standards, adopting policies that support data security and privacy, and promoting data sharing...

Can Healthcare Overcome Its Past Pitfalls to Leverage Genomic Data?

by Jessica Kent

Genomic data and precision medicine hold the potential for more targeted therapies, allowing clinicians to gain a deeper understanding of patients’ health and wellness. Combined with clinical,...

Google, Sanofi to Use Deep Learning for Healthcare Innovation

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Google and Sanofi have partnered to launch a virtual Healthcare Innovation Lab, which will use deep learning and other data analytics technologies to transform the delivery of medicine and health...

CMS Sets Rules, Cautions Penalties for Information Blocking, APIs, FHIR

by Jennifer Bresnick

CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator have released long-awaited proposed rules governing interoperability, health data blocking, the use of APIs, and the expanding role of FHIR. Just ahead...

HHS: Data Access, Analytics Are Essential for Patient-Centered Care

by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare organizations are making progress towards a more interoperable data ecosystem, but patients, providers, and payers are still facing data access, integration, and analytics challenges that...

HL7 Releases FHIR Version 4.0 for Healthcare Interoperability

by Jennifer Bresnick

HL7 International has published the long-anticipated FHIR Release 4 (R4), allowing healthcare organizations to make new leaps forward in health data interoperability. “R4 is the culmination of...

Rucker: Without APIs, Artificial Intelligence Will Fail in Healthcare

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As the healthcare industry looks just over the horizon to a busy, eventful, and competitive 2019, artificial intelligence tools are likely to take on an increasingly important role across the care...

Microsoft Azure Releases Open Source FHIR Server for Health Data

by Jennifer Bresnick

Microsoft is solidifying its commitment to FHIR by announcing the availability of its new open source FHIR Server for Azure. The tool, available on GitHub, allows developers to take advantage of...

AI, User Experience Top Healthcare’s Data Analytics Priorities in 2019

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Healthcare organizations that want to get ahead in 2019 will need to prioritize the use of artificial intelligence, virtualized care, and technologies that offer intuitive user experiences, according...

FHIR Testing Tools Can Foster Interoperability, Health Data Exchange

by Jennifer Bresnick

Widely adopting validation and testing tools for the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) can help to reduce variation in implementation and ensure the deployment of more standardized...

Carequality Seeks Input on FHIR Adoption, Governance

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As Carequality expands its governance model to incorporate FHIR, the organization is requesting input from healthcare stakeholders about how to best implement the data exchange standard. Carequality...

FHIR is Blazing a Path to Patient-Centered, Data-Driven Healthcare

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Only a few short years after the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources were introduced to the healthcare industry, almost no one knows what they are. The lengthy, somewhat cumbersome proper name has nearly disappeared from print, and...

FHIR Takes Off as ONC Teases Upcoming Data Blocking Definitions

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Healthcare organizations that have been looking for a way to spark widespread, seamless health data exchange may have finally found their fuel in FHIR. Adoption of the Fast Healthcare Interoperability...

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