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Opinions about HL7 FHIR in the JASON Report
With REST in place as a paradigm for interoperability, along with the simple modular structure of resources, JASON believes that FHIR sets the stage for…
What the JASON Report says about CDA
If CDA is not an adequate standard for leading the industry to utilize atomic data, then what would be better?
20 Questions for Health IT #12: Consolidated CDA
Given your interest in patients and families, how satisfied are you with the CCDA as a means for data exchange with patient oriented apps?
The CCD/CCR Fork in the Road. Did Health IT Take the Wrong Path?
Did healthcare IT chose the wrong path by not choosing CCR? It certainly seems so at this point. But one must also step back and…
Collaboration and Federation: IHE Creating Direct Project Provider Directory
We’re seeing a move from talking about the sustainability and interfacing challenges of HIE organizations to a new discussion focused on a one-to-one exchange of…
GAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Meaningful use criteria are indeed shaping the industry and modernizing how health data is used, but the criteria isn’t a paint-by-numbers instruction manual. IT departments…
5 Questions With Stephen Mickelsen, Mobile Application Architect for Humetrix iBlueButton
The patients need and want their health data. Not a new theme, not a new demand. And, really, no one is arguing that patients should…
Blue Button+, A Step Forward
Recently the HHS Office of the National Coordinator announced the new and improved Blue Button+. The original Blue Button initiative was aimed at making it…
5 Hot Topics in Healthcare Interoperability
In the Healthcare Interoperability Glossary, interoperability is defined as “The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the…