Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
HIE
Three high-profile physician IT leaders offer their takes and advice on the usability of data brought together by interoperability technologies and standards.
FHIR
The iPhone app enables patients to access data about medications, immunizations, labs and receive notifications.
The Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has opened an online consultation for all Australians to have a say on the development of a more modern, digitally connected health system.
Among other improvements, the EHR and other systems in the suite enabled Yucaipa Urgent Care to cut patient throughput time from two hours to 30-45 minutes.
The EHR vendor is also undergoing operational improvement initiatives, officials say.
With Apple, Amazon and Google coming into healthcare and interoperability still lacking, it’s time to prepare for the coming platforms.
Interoperability
The companies also advise healthcare CIOs on some key interoperability questions to ask any EHR vendor when considering a purchase.
FHIR
The vendor, one of the first to use the new version of the HL7 standard, is also offering advice for how providers can take advantage of the spec for better interoperability.
The goal is to improve identification of certain patients through algorithms that produce tailored and dynamic risk scores, and make those resources available to VA caregivers and patients.
Fiona McDonald, director of data sharing and online patient preference setting for Great North Care Record at NHS, recently spoke with Healthcare IT News about what the U.