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 information that has been...
View ArticleBlue 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 easy for patient’s to access their personal...
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5 Questions With Stephen Mickelsen, Mobile Application Architect for Humetrix...
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 “own” and have complete access to their medical records. In fact,...
View ArticleGAO Report on Health Information Exchange Focuses on Standards
Last week the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report for Congressional Committees titled, “HHS Strategy to Address Information Exchange Challenges Lacks Specific Prioritized Actions...
View ArticleCollaboration and Federation: IHE Creating Direct Project Provider Directory
The Direct Project’s use is increasing at a rapid pace. The Meaningful Use-required transport standard is easy to use and is finally starting to change the discussion those in the health IT industry...
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The CCD/CCR Fork in the Road. Did Health IT Take the Wrong Path?
Not so long ago, CCR and CCD were both common terms used in health IT. In fact, both CCR and CCD were compliant formats for sending patient summary data in the 2011 Edition of EHR certification. But...
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20 Questions for Health IT #12: Consolidated CDA
Question number 12 of our “20 Questions for Health IT” project. Please comment in the comments section or on twitter using the #20HIT tag. View the other questions and comments here. Question from...
View ArticleWhat the JASON Report says about CDA
JASON Report Part II was released at the end of November, titled Data for Individual Health. The report aims to examine how to create a health information system that focuses on the health of...
View ArticleOpinions about HL7 FHIR in the JASON Report
In a recent blog, the opinions of the JASON Report Part II with regards to CDA were analyzed. The review of CDA was lukewarm at best. However, the report did spend a significant amount of time talking...
View ArticleClearinghouses, Interoperability, and Continuity of Care
Editor’s Note: The following article is a Guest Column from Colin Rhodes, chief technology officer at eHealth Technologies. You can contact Colin on Twitter @CTOandITGuy. To learn more about submitting...
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