Do you have a plan for metadata management? Do you know what metadata is? As the professional world has shifted online to platforms like Microsoft Teams and other business collaboration websites and apps, the data companies produce has proliferated exponentially, in the form of emails, chats, notes, documents, spreadsheets, and more. Domo has reported that … Read more
We’ll admit it, it’s true: FHIR standard isn’t exactly new. The initial draft of FHIR was published in 2011, which in tech years is ancient. HL7, which it’s built on top of, is decades old. Although it’s been adopted here and there for a decade, it’s still not exactly everywhere. So why should you care … Read more
My effort for this article was to do some research on past literature concerning data integration. My findings are not really surprising but are very predictive. Let’s look at a prediction from nine years ago by a leader in health data integration, Eliot Muir, CEO of Interfaceware. Eliot penned this as a comment to an … Read more
The 21st Century Cures Act mandates that healthcare providers support “increasing interoperability and access to patient-level data.” Much of this takes effect in July 2021. In addition, healthcare professionals must provide patient access to data by December 2022. Despite the pandemic making implementing new interoperability methods difficult, there is a simple solution: the Fast Healthcare … Read more
Let’s face it: Between patient files that need to be faxed to legal documents that need to be signed, the amount of data healthcare professionals deal with daily can be overwhelming. With new technological advancements like digital imaging and electronic medical records, the amount of data produced in the healthcare industry is growing exponentially, and … Read more
Every transaction, interaction, and communication between a business and its customers leads to one thing: data. Businesses will often collect this data and store it without knowing what it can be used for. Some companies may even choose to ignore this data, completely unaware of all of the benefits that it can provide. Surviving without … Read more
More than ever, data interoperability has become paramount for healthcare providers who need a quick and accurate way to exchange information. FHIR in Healthcare is essential for achieving seamless data exchange. This is where the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource, or FHIR, comes in. After its introduction, it quickly became one of the most popular methods for … Read more
Vorro is proud to participate as a track lead for this fall’s virtual HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Connectathon 25. The conference is three days (September 9-11) of hands-on FHIR development and testing. It provides a great opportunity for implementers and developers to gain experience developing FHIR-based solutions. Vorro has participated previously in the … Read more
The SHIEC Conference is virtual this year! From August 17 – September 15, Vorro will be attending and participating in various events and invites you to stop by our virtual booth! Learn more here. SHIEC is a national collaborative representing more than 81 health information exchanges (HIEs). This meeting brings together the HIE community … Read more
The good Captain’s signature phrase. It is actually a common phrase in military history. A commander often uses it when acknowledging and agreeing with a subordinate’s suggestion or proposed course of action. The commander simply responds, “Make it so.” If only it were that easy in this era of intense competition. One in which it … Read more