January 14th, 2019 / By Jacee Robison, RN, MS
The Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes—widely known as LOINC—is a standard terminology created to enable a common understanding of laboratory and clinical observations, such as lab tests and results, […]
November 30th, 2018 / By Michael Denton, RN, MS
The September 2018 Health Level 7 (HL7) international working group meeting was held in Baltimore, Maryland and was packed full of user tutorials and learning sessions. Because this was my […]
October 26th, 2018 / By Pam Banning
Recently, my family took me to an Emergency Room when I suddenly lost my sense of touch on the left side of my face. Fully conscious and cognizant of all […]
September 28th, 2018 / By Rey Johnson
Previously, in my blog “TEFCA: A beginning for nationwide interoperability,” I discussed the basics of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), an ambitious plan assembled by The Office […]
September 7th, 2018 / By Mary Zeigle, MS
I recently had cause to wonder about the progress we’re making on the path to interoperability through “the woods” of healthcare information exchange (HIE). In late July, my husband had […]
August 10th, 2018 / By Rey Johnson
In accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act, The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has released the draft version of the Trusted Exchange Framework and […]
July 6th, 2018 / By Chris Gordon
I recently attended the June 2018 Laboratory LOINC Conference in Indianapolis to get the latest LOINC updates. I have attended many previous meetings, but this time was special. My colleague […]
May 4th, 2018 / By John Ho
The Health Level 7 (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard specifies how healthcare data can be exchanged, with the goal of improving interoperability. We have been implementing FHIR compliant […]
April 6th, 2018 / By Michael Denton, RN, MS
The opioid crisis has far reaching and long lasting effects, and the problem is scaling up exponentially. In 1980 there were 8,000 opioid related overdose deaths. By 2016, the United […]
December 20th, 2017 / By Mary Zeigle, MS
Nutrition is integral to optimal health and the practice of nutrition care is woven throughout the systems that treat and facilitate health care. Effective systems for acute care and primary […]
November 27th, 2017 / By Jacee Robison, RN, MS
This November I attended the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Conference for the first time. After graduating this past May with a Masters in Nursing Informatics from the University of […]
October 27th, 2017 / By Senthil Nachimuthu, MD, PhD
About a year ago, I wrote a blog about the convergence of two HL7 standards: Clinical Information Modeling Initiative (CIMI) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). I attended the HL7 […]
