Category Archives: Interoperability

Interoperability

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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Interoperability: Google Protocol Buffers vs. XML

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Bob

Google recently open sourced Protocol Buffers: Google’s Data Interchange Format (documentation, code download). What are Protocol Buffers? Protocol buffers are a flexible, efficient, automated mechanism for serializing structured data – think XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler. The documentation is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Interoperability Principles

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Bob

As with many Microsoft press offerings, Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability has created quite a stir. When you think about interoperability, Microsoft isn’t the first thing that pops into your head. The talk … 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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Personal Health Record Challenges

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Bob

The Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association has an article entitled The Early Experiences with Personal Health Records [Volume 15, Issue 1, January-February 2008, Pages 1-7] (found via Constructive Medicine 2.0). I’ve discussed PHR a number of times in … Continue reading →

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Healthcare IT Interoperability Defined

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Bob

I guess I’ve been obsessed with interoperability (or lack thereof) lately. Definitions: interoperability Dictionary interoperability 1,0,0,0;interoperability=555039 Main Entry: in·ter·op·er·a·bil·i·ty Pronunciation: \ˌin-tər-ˌä-p(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ Function: noun Date: 1977 : ability of a system (as a weapons system) to work with or use the … 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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The EMR-Medical Devices Mess

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Bob

Tim Gee’s EMR Connectivity for Medical Devices Is a Mess post is right on target. I’ve also expressed my opinion (“total chaos”) on this, but as you’ll see I’m coming from a different perspective. The HealthLeaders Technology article primarily focuses … Continue reading →

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Google, Microsoft, and Health

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Bob

I think the recent New York Time’s article entitled Google and Microsoft Look to Change Health Care missed the bigger picture. The article talks about other Internet companies (like WebMD), but it does not make any mention of the Federal … Continue reading →

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