Interoperability

Priit Tohver, advisor for e-Services innovation at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Estonia, speaks to Healthcare IT News ahead of HIMSS20.

In Orlando, health IT professionals will get an update on what FHIR currently can and can't do - and what to expect from it going forward.

Dr. Aziz Ahmet Surel, coordinator chief physician at Ankara City Hospital in Turkey, says clinical leadership, government support and financial resources are all central factors in driving digital transformation and achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7.

The funds will be used by the Seqster to accelerate the adoption of their interoperability technology for clinical trials, patient engagement and outcomes.  

Remaining tasks include additional development of interfaces between the existing EHR, Cerner’s platform and the general IT infrastructure of the VA, which could run through the end of April, according to a news report.

The vendor aims to transform healthcare interoperability with faster onboarding, easier maintenance, higher availability and lower costs, a company VP contends.

AI and blockchain also continue to feature in its new technologies, as the revenue cycle and data exchange company works to help modernize the claims process and digitize more transactions.

A senior vice president at the content services and enterprise imaging vendor offers an in-depth look at these three trends and advises conference attendees on what to do.

The general manager of IBM Watson Health talks digital transformation, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, blockchain, quantum computing and more.

When we talk about connected care and interoperability, we tend to do so within an outdated framework that prioritises ‘medicine’ over ‘health’. We shouldn’t get stuck there, writes Dr Charles Alessi, HIMSS International chief clinical officer.