Posts Tagged ‘Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources’

FHIR! FHIR! FHIR! FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Specification is a standard published by HL7 for exchanging healthcare information electronically. And it’s a hot topic for payers and providers. As patients and members move around the healthcare ecosystem, their electronic health records must be available, discoverable, and understandable. Simply put, consumers expect this experience. Further, […]

A healthcare experience upgrade – that’s the quest of so many healthcare organizations. Consumers expect better healthcare experiences. Government has even mandated it. And, below the surface, data serves as important connective tissue powering seamless, connected experiences for patients, members, and their care ecosystems. Interoperability helps unlock data’s greater potential — healthcare innovation, more meaningful care […]

CMS interoperability rules generated quite the commotion in healthcare this past year.  But when you think about it, these mandates are pushing us closer toward the consumer-centric goals that healthcare organizations already aim to prioritize. Interoperability Mandates Mirror Business Needs Rules and Regulations. Regulations like the CMS Final Rule mandate that health care organizations make […]

This is the second post in our blog series about Healthcare Interoperability with MuleSoft. Click here to read the first installment.  As we’ve introduced in the previous blog, interoperability in healthcare plays a critical role in exchanging health information seamlessly and securely. With regulations like the CMS Final Rule, data such as the below can be made available and shareable:  Patient Record API  Provider Directory API  Payor to […]

The patient is at the center of the 21st Century Cures Act. The interoperability provisions grant patients more power over their care and access to key information. Interoperability, a popular term in the healthcare industry, is the ability to exchange electronic health information seamlessly and securely without significant effort from the user. It allows for […]

In the age of Covid-19, the healthcare industry has seen massive, accelerated shifts in digital transformations. This means that the meaning of interoperability now shifts to connected devices, data privacy, and more. With patient records becoming more and more accessible between systems, the organizational focus now lies on standards of regulation vs. standard of sharing. In season […]

As of January 1st, 2021, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP, and plans on the federal Exchange beginning in 2012 are required to support a standardized FHIR API.  Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a standard for exchanging electronic health records that is easier to implement as it uses current API technology. This standard facilitates interoperation for legacy systems, allowing for a […]

Healthcare leaders have access to more healthcare data and technology than ever before allowing them to transform patient and member care. A one-size-fits-all-approach doesn’t work anymore and we’re being challenged to do more through personalized medicine. In season 1 episode 2 of the Intelligent Data Podcast, host Arvind Murali and his guest Juliet Silver, Perficient’s […]

The CMS Final Rule sparked some interesting conversations and problem-solving among the interoperability team at Perficient. It’s one of the first times payer or health insurers had to react to these types of rules. The way they treat the data and the location of all the data makes this a different ball game than what […]

CHALLENGES MAKING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DATA MEANINGFUL  Healthcare data requires high security – but that can also lead to difficulty in sharing information when needed. Interoperability of healthcare data requires a modernized infrastructure to enhance communication and access. With restrictive formats like EDI and HL7, along with the unstructured data generated by wearables and devices, providers and health plans have […]