Category Archives: HL7

HL7

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Bob

The HL7 FHIR (pronounced “fire”) standard has been under development for a while. It became a Draft Standard for Trial Use (see DSTU Considerations) in Jan 2014. The recent announcement of the vendor collaboration Argonaut Project has fueled some “interoperability excitement”™. The best technical overview I’ve read … Continue reading →

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Plug-and-Play Medicine

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Bob

The MIT Technology Review article Plug-and-Play Medicine claims that: … a Boston research group has come up with a software platform for sharing information among gadgets … Uh, what software platform? I discussed the MD PnP program a couple of … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Flexible, Simple, Sloppy, Tolerant in Healthcare IT

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Bob

I was recently browsing in the computer (nerd) section of the bookstore and ran across an old Joel Spolsky edited book: The Best Software Writing I.  Even though it’s been about four years, good writing is good writing, and there … Continue reading →

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CCHIT, The 800-Pound Gorilla

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Bob

There’s a lively discussion on HIStalk (Readers Write 8/27/08) regarding the merits of CCHIT.  The Jim Tate piece isn’t long, or even that informative. It simply touts CCHIT as an .. organization that is helping level the playing field and … Continue reading →

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Connecting Computers to FDA Regulated Medical Devices

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Bob

Pete Gordon asked a couple of questions regarding FDA regulations for Internet-based reporting software that interface with medical devices. The questions are essentially: How much documentation (SRS, SDS, Test Plan) is required and at what stage can you provide the … Continue reading →

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EHR System Modeling

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Bob

I’m a regular Slashdot reader and it’s rare to come across a health care related post. So Arguing For Open Electronic Health Records of course caught my eye. I’m sure it was the open standards aspect that attracted them, but … Continue reading →

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HL7 Interfacing: The last mile is the longest.

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Bob

Tim Gee mentions the Mirth Project as a cost effective solution for RHIOs (regional health information organizations). In particular, he notes that the WebReach appliance is “ready to go” hardware and software. I’ve recently started looking at HL7 interface engines … Continue reading →

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Healthcare Un-Interoperability

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Bob

Or maybe that should be “non-interoperability”? Anyway, I have ranted in the past about the state of the EMR industry. I thought I’d add a little meat to the bone so you could better appreciate the hurdles facing device interoperability … Continue reading →

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