Healthcare information interoperability has been in the news a lot in 2017. This fall the Acumen blog featured a 3-part series by Eddie Hedrick reviewing the interoperability landscape. Eddie’s … [Read more...]
HIMSS 2017: Big Data, Healthcare IT and the Future of Patient Care
When it’s big enough, an event itself can be Big Data. Bring together over 40,000 attendees and over 1,200 leading vendors and the topics presented and discussed serve to spell out the current trends … [Read more...]
Web APIs: The Answer to Interoperability?
This week marks the last week of tax season! Luckily, for me, filing taxes has always been a pretty simple task. I gather all of my necessary paperwork and within a matter of hours I am able to file … [Read more...]
We Aren’t There Yet: Health IT (HIT) Shortcomings in 2016
This past weekend my husband Frank and I watched Matt Damon in The Martian. The movie invokes just enough current technology, NASA, and space station scenes to make travel to Mars seem realistic. It … [Read more...]
Looking for the Golden Fleece in 2016: JASON, FHIR, and the Argonaut Project
Welcome to 2016. Let’s jump right into the FHIR! In the January 4 Acumen blog post Terry Ketchersid mentioned Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) as a 2016 product to “keep your eye on.” … [Read more...]
2016: Looking Back, Looking Forward
The holidays are behind us and we are off to a great start in 2016. I am sure you have each enjoyed your lucky New Year’s Day meal and have made several resolutions, which hopefully will come to … [Read more...]
FHIR: Fast, easy, and free
Summer is finally here, even in Boston. Lilac and honeysuckle scent the air and the warm sun lingers until almost 9 pm. It’s time for flip flops, t-shirts and s’mores. There’s nothing better than a … [Read more...]
