International HL7 Implementations

InterSystems Joins Vulcan FHIR® ACCELERATOR™ Program to Expand Interoperability in Life Sciences

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

InterSystems , a creative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical scalability, interoperability, and speed problems, today announced its membership in the Vulcan FHIR ACCELERATOR Program , a new multi-stakeholder initiative launched by Health Level Seven International (HL7) to empower clinical researchers with greater interoperability.

Key Points: 
  • InterSystems , a creative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical scalability, interoperability, and speed problems, today announced its membership in the Vulcan FHIR ACCELERATOR Program , a new multi-stakeholder initiative launched by Health Level Seven International (HL7) to empower clinical researchers with greater interoperability.
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    InterSystems joins leaders from government and regulatory agencies, standards development organizations, academic institutions, life sciences and technology companies, to extend the capabilities of HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) beyond clinical care to include clinical research.
  • The Vulcan FHIR ACCELERATOR Program is designed to mitigate those delays by modernizing the sharing and representation of clinical data and translational discovery for clinical researchers through FHIR standards.
  • More information on the Vulcan FHIR ACCELERATOR Program and the projects goals can be found here: www.hl7.org/vulcan
    Health Level Seven International (HL7) is an ANSI-accredited, not-for-profit standards developing organization with the mission of empowering global health interoperability.

HealthLX Supports Gravity Project in Advancing Interoperability with Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Data

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

GRAFTON, Wis., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HealthLX announced today that it is supporting the growing collaboration of health care systems, digital health companies, community-based organizations, government agencies, and consumer advocacy groups leading national efforts to accelerate social determinants of health (SDOH) data interoperability through the Gravity Project.

Key Points: 
  • GRAFTON, Wis., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HealthLX announced today that it is supporting the growing collaboration of health care systems, digital health companies, community-based organizations, government agencies, and consumer advocacy groups leading national efforts to accelerate social determinants of health (SDOH) data interoperability through the Gravity Project.
  • "SDOH data interoperability is one of the most complex interoperability challenges faced by the healthcare industry, and we're delighted to help solve it," said Will Tesch, CEO of HealthLX.
  • The Gravity Project is defining coded data elements and associated value sets to represent social determinants of health data documented in EHRs across four clinical activities: screening, diagnosis, goals setting, and interventions.
  • The HealthLX platform supports FHIR natively, and also supports an array of older healthcare data standards (HL7 v2, EDI, CDA).

EdiFabric's legendary software for B2B and Healthcare data interoperability just got better

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

The changes were a step forward in unifying all international healthcare standards, and extend the existing support for X12 HIPAA.

Key Points: 
  • The changes were a step forward in unifying all international healthcare standards, and extend the existing support for X12 HIPAA.
  • Hospitals and other health institutions use HL7 files to exchange everything from billing records to patient data.
  • Businesses are trying to optimize their expenses, increase their ROI, and at the same time gain more control over how they exchange B2B and healthcare data.
  • EdiFabric can empower any organization to utilize EDI, the standards that govern 75% of the global B2B and healthcare data, in the most cost-effective, flexible, and scalable way possible.

Ready Computing Becomes a Benefactor Member of HL7 International

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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready Computing ,a leader in delivering powerful IT solutions and end-to-end technology services, has become one of the latest Health Level Seven International (HL7) Benefactor Members.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready Computing ,a leader in delivering powerful IT solutions and end-to-end technology services, has become one of the latest Health Level Seven International (HL7) Benefactor Members.
  • There are several levels of HL7 membership, and Benefactor membership to HL7 offers the highest level of support to HL7.
  • Accordingly, Benefactor membership provides Ready Computing with the ability to vote on national and international HL7 standards.
  • Becoming an HL7 Benefactor member is another move towards positioning Ready at the forefront of the next generation of large-scale Healthcare IT solutions.

AEGIS and Drummond Announce Strategic Partnership Focusing on CMS Patient Access API Test-Driven-Development, Certification

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

The partnership will combine robust test-driven-development tools with a certification program that validates compliance with federal requirements around the HL7 FHIR standard.

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  • The partnership will combine robust test-driven-development tools with a certification program that validates compliance with federal requirements around the HL7 FHIR standard.
  • This partnership will focus on enabling interoperability by making implementation of the HL7 FHIR Standard easier for healthcare system developers and ensuring compliance of the recently enacted CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule .
  • New policies within the CMS final rule require healthcare payers to provide access to patient claims and encounter information and move the healthcare system toward greater interoperability.
  • "This strategic alliance between Drummond and AEGIS represents the best-in-class services coming together to serve the payer community.

The WHIO, SymphonyCare and Onyx to Make CMS Final Rule Compliance Easy for Wisconsin Health Plans

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Monday, July 13, 2020

By simply adding Onyxs HL7 FHIR-based interoperability platform SAFHIR to the WHIOs current technology, Wisconsin health plans will achieve regulatory compliance for all future healthcare information exchange.

Key Points: 
  • By simply adding Onyxs HL7 FHIR-based interoperability platform SAFHIR to the WHIOs current technology, Wisconsin health plans will achieve regulatory compliance for all future healthcare information exchange.
  • Were striving to provide more opportunities for our health plans to better utilize and protect their health data, and to integrate it with other data sources.
  • We can help health plans achieve compliance with the CMS Patient Access Requirements within 10 to 14 weeks, with minimal change to their current technology.
  • The Wisconsin Health Information Organization (WHIO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and cost effectiveness of health care in Wisconsin.

Ready Computing Deploys Veteran Data Integration and Federation (VDIF) Enterprise Platform Enabling Unprecedented Availability of Veteran Healthcare Data

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

The VDIF Enterprise Platform enables real-time data exchange, normalization, and aggregation through the sustainment and integration of a wide range of interoperability profiles and standards such as ATNA, C-CDA, CCD, HL7, XCA, and XDSb.

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  • The VDIF Enterprise Platform enables real-time data exchange, normalization, and aggregation through the sustainment and integration of a wide range of interoperability profiles and standards such as ATNA, C-CDA, CCD, HL7, XCA, and XDSb.
  • The successful VDIF deployment, led by Ready Computing with support from its partners, B3 Group and Ellumen, required the integration of 130 unique VistA electronic health record systems.
  • In addition to enabling the comprehensive integration of data across the VA and with external partners, the VDIF Enterprise Platform also meets requirements set forth under VA MISSION Act initiatives.
  • Ready Computing Inc. and its affiliates ("Ready Computing") is a full-service IT group, specializing in consulting, software development, Health Information Exchange (HIE) implementations, hosting, and managed services within the healthcare industry.

HL7 International and Audacious Inquiry Collaborate to Support COVID-19 Response

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Friday, April 24, 2020

The project will empower global developers to collaborate on the COVID-19 response through shared interoperability standards based on HL7 FHIR.

Key Points: 
  • The project will empower global developers to collaborate on the COVID-19 response through shared interoperability standards based on HL7 FHIR.
  • He continued, "HL7 pulled out all of the stops to support this effort.
  • Health Level Seven International (HL7) is an ANSI-accredited, not-for-profit standards developing organization withthe mission of empowering global health interoperability.
  • Audacious Inquiry (Ai) is an industry-shaping health IT and policy company that provides bold solutions for connected healthcare.

HL7 Da Vinci Project Virtual Roundtable, “Fulfilling Interoperability Final Rules: GuideWell and Edifecs Present Payer Coverage Decision Exchange and Alerts”

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Edifecs, Inc. , a global health information technology solutions company, together with GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (GuideWell), the parent to a family of forward-thinking companies focused on transforming health care, are participating in the new monthly virtual HL7 Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable on April 22 called, Fulfilling Interoperability Final Rules: GuideWell and Edifecs Present Payer Coverage Decision Exchange & Alerts.

Key Points: 
  • Edifecs, Inc. , a global health information technology solutions company, together with GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (GuideWell), the parent to a family of forward-thinking companies focused on transforming health care, are participating in the new monthly virtual HL7 Da Vinci Project Community Roundtable on April 22 called, Fulfilling Interoperability Final Rules: GuideWell and Edifecs Present Payer Coverage Decision Exchange & Alerts.
  • Presenting with them will be healow Insights and Mettle Solutions to highlight the baseline interoperability that Da Vinci offers across all healthcare stakeholders.
  • This virtual roundtable will feature Edifecs and GuideWells partnership in implementing the use of FHIR- based models for patient information sharing across GuideWells network of health insurance providers.
  • Health Level Seven International (HL7) is an ANSI-accredited, not-for-profit standards developing organization with the mission of empowering global health interoperability.

Commure Launches FHIR Standard-Based Platform for Healthcare Innovation

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Commure , a healthcare technology company, today announced the Commure Developer Platform that will allow developers to rapidly build and deploy healthcare applications.

Key Points: 
  • Commure , a healthcare technology company, today announced the Commure Developer Platform that will allow developers to rapidly build and deploy healthcare applications.
  • Built on open standards and fully FHIR-compliant, the Commure Developer Platform is available today to health system in-house innovation teams and third-party developers alike.
  • Commure is a San Francisco-based technology company focused on accelerating healthcare software innovation.
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