Katya Samardina

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FHIR® – Sparking Innovation In Health Information Sharing

Health information sharing is becoming increasingly important, as all those involved in the delivery of care to patients now expect that the information they need to be available to them at the point of care and not locked into the ‘silos of collection’ which has historically been the case.

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From FHIR® profiling through to coping with different FHIR® versions

How is FHIR® is boosting information sharing? FHIR® or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources is an IT healthcare standard that will help to improve the day to day running of community medical practices and hospitals...

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Slow and Steady: The Journey Toward Interoperability

While there has been a lot of discussion regarding interoperability as the future of healthcare, there are still a number of significant roadblocks for true interoperability.

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Interoperability vs. the Opioid Crisis

Health IT professionals have long advocated the urgent need for computerized systems to connect, communicate, share, and interpret data under the banner of “interoperability,” but while there has been significant uptake in purchases, there hasn’t been the same uptake in usage.

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Despite Challenges, ‘Interoperability Advancements Will Likely Continue’

Before true interoperability in healthcare is achieved, writes ehrintelligence.com editor Kate Monica, a number of challenges will have to be addressed. Read the full article here.

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Breaking Down Barriers to Interoperability

It’s now essential to have efficient and secure care coordination between caregivers, providers, and stakeholders. So what would stop a provider from embracing new technology and systems that point toward this outcome?

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FHIR® is now Release 3! So what does that actually mean?

A recent post from the FHIR® Product Director Grahame Grieve has announced that Release 3 of FHIR® has been published, and is now available at hl7.org/FHIR. What does this mean, and what’s the impact on you?

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Achieving Integrated Care as the Foundation of Population Health Management: The Drivers for Change, Part 3

Healthcare systems globally are at different stages of maturity, but all need to follow a similar path to achieve the holy grail of population health management—where integrated care includes analysis and patient engagement such that everyone has an actionable patient record, improving both clinical and financial outcomes across the population.