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This comes as the agency enforces the government's plan to fully connect the country's health system by 2027.

Citing a "lack of currently available automated solutions," the hospital group says its members will have difficulty with data exchange between convening providers and co-providers.

Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International, says in addition to being a standard for exchanging healthcare data, FHIR is a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own.

Much like the top 5, the next set of winners includes familiar faces among the most influential health IT experts on Twitter. 

Doctors are required by law to allow patients to view, download and transmit data and that new reality is giving rise to many hesitations. Here’s a look at pressing issues to understand before proceeding. 

InterSystems' Russell Leftwich, MD, says 'there's still a lot of data yet to be incorporated' with the HL7 standard.

Dubbed release candidate number 3, the latest incarnation of the emerging interoperability standard also brings advancements for workflow, eClaims, CCDA profiles and provider directories. 

The cross-vendor data exchange using IHE and FHIR specifications showed off promising strides, while the industry is still working toward more widespread, real-world use cases.

Health Level 7 and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT kicked off a new challenge that aims to alleviate provider frustrations with the usability of HL7's consolidated clinical document architecture standard. 

Howard Messing has been with MEDITECH since 1974, when he joined as a developer. As CEO, he sees the healthcare industry entering a pivotal moment, making big strides toward mobility, interoperability and value-based care.