Category Archives: Interoperability

Interoperability

The Real Impediment to Interoperability

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Bob

Medical device interoperability is one of my favorite subjects. With the meteoric rise of  IoT, there’s more and more discussion like this: Why we badly need standardization to advance IoT. The question for me has always been: Why is standardizing communications so … Continue reading →

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Empires of Medical Devices

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Bob

Even the IoT (Internet of Things) world is concerned about interoperability: Do We Really Want Empires of Connected Things? Here are a couple of key quotes: …little hope for open standards or a universal language for how they do that. It’s … Continue reading →

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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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Americans Killed by Medical Errors Today

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Bob

Current events have sparked popular tweets like this: As referenced by the West Health To Err is Human: Interoperability is Divine article, based on a 300,000 annual death rate, the following could be added to the list: Americans killed by medical errors today: … Continue reading →

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Connectivity Standards

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Bob

I had been reading about “internet of things” (IoT) connectivity standards groups (links below) when I came across Bridget Moorman’s post Connectivity Standards Adoption Over Time. I made an off-the-cuff comment because of the contrast I saw between the way other … Continue reading →

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An Unhealthy Lack Of Standards

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Bob

The reality of healthcare interoperabilty is going mainstream: Apple Launches HealthKit To Share Vital Stats With Nike, Mayo Clinic: The problem Apple will run into: No one agrees on how to measure even very simple health metrics, … TL;DR:  iOS 7.1 … Continue reading →

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Interoperable Healthcare

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Bob

This is a good read: Healthcare Innovation Day 2014: Igniting an Interoperable Healthcare System (warning: PDF). Healthcare is the one industry that’s been the slowest to adopt the intelligent methods we have in most other parts of our lives. How did the … Continue reading →

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Services, Not Sensors

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Bob

The Internet Of Things: The Real Money Is The Internet, Not The Things (my highlight): The trick will be whether hardware companies will push hard enough for standardization so they can capitalize on services revenue. Companies that see themselves as pure … Continue reading →

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The Internet of Medical Devices

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Bob

The Internet of Things (IoT) is being propelled by the dramatic reduction in size, power consumption, and cost of networking and computing capability.  Many of the devices listed in the Wolfram Connected Devices Project are health related. “Things” like weight scales and thermometers can make … Continue reading →

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FDA Recognition of Medical Device Standards for Interoperability

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Bob

This is a follow-up to Interoperability: Arrested Progress. The FDA has recognized voluntary interoperability standards for medical devices: Improving Patient Care by Making Sure Devices Work Well Together. The FDA and HHS has (my highlight): published a list of recognized standards for interoperability … Continue reading →

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