"Our response to interoperability isn’t just about managing data—it’s about building the future of healthcare through open standards." - Dan Vreeman, DPT, Chief Standards Development Officer, HL7 International
Last week at Civitas 2024 in Detroit, HL7 International/s Chief Standards Development Officer, Dan Vreeman, DPT, led an insightful panel session on how HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) is revolutionizing interoperability. As data sharing becomes increasingly critical, HL7 is at the forefront, driving collaboration with over 45 organizations and developing 35-45 new FHIR implementation guides annually! Dan was joined by leaders from the Da Vinci Project, FAST, Gravity Project, and Helios, to discuss their HL7 FHIR Accelerator projects, including objectives and progress made to date in advancing open data standards development and interoperability.
Key takeaways from the HL7 FHIR session:
- Bill Howard, Board Chair of the eHealth Exchange, a Da Vinci member, emphasized the importance of patient attribution and local governance in FHIR implementations.
- Forrest White , Project Manager at Altarum and Program Manager for the Helios FHIR Accelerator, highlighted how FHIR is enabling public health data exchange, making public health programs more responsive.
- Duncan Weatherston, CEO of Smile Digital Health and Co-Chair of the FAST, (FHIR at Scale Taskforce) Steering Committee, outlined the pressing challenges of security, identity, and consent in FHIR adoption.
- Corey Smith, Technical Director of the Gravity Project and VP of Informatics and Digital Products at the American Medical Association was joined by a representative from Bronx RHIO to underscore the importance of practical implementation and feedback loops to ensure standards for SDOH are effective.
Get involved! Learn more:
- Engage with the FHIR community at chat.fhir.org
- Explore FHIR resources at registry.fhir.org, foundry.hl7.org, and validator.fhir.org
- HL7 and Civitas will be hosting a deep-dive series starting in November
