SMART om FHIR has been there for quite a while now but If you’ve arrived at this article and you’re thinking “I don’t even know what FHIR is?” then we would recommend starting off by giving our What is FHIR article a…
The digitization of the healthcare industry is happening fast. A major result of this transformation from paper to electronic records is the proliferation of healthcare data. And with that, of course, comes the healthcare database. Databases are foundational to any use…
Immunization information systems, also known as immunization registries, have been around for over 20 years and provide immunization records that can be used by schools, childcare providers, colleges, and camps. While usually run by state, city or regional public health…
The current pandemic, COVID-19, has added to the high levels of stress that clinical experts face worldwide, Including the key technical aspects like sending or receiving the patient data, issues identified with the EHR and its user interface, Inability on…
All Individual US states have specific retention requirements that should be used to establish the hospital/ physician's patient records retention policy. Refer to your state laws for state-specific record retention requirements by using this link below provided by HealthIT.gov which…
RESTful API are the backbone of many webservices today. Having the tools to integrate an not-natively-RESTful interface engine with this common standard opens a lot of possibilities. There will be hurdles for implementing tools like these, especially since some of…
NextGen Connect or Mirth connect is a cross-platform interface engine used in the healthcare industry that enables the management of information using bi-directional sending of many types of messages. The primary use of this interface engine is in healthcare. On…
Uniform Data System is an annual reporting system that provides standardized information about the performance and operation of health centers delivering health care services to undeserved communities and vulnerable populations. Its core components include patient demographics, staffing and utilization, selected…
With the passing time, there has been increase in the usage of EHRs. Catering to so many demand and needs of them, FHIR is been introduced aiming to simplify the implementation process without bearing on the information integrity and authenticity.…
Few people understand the internal complexities of database systems specially when it comes to EMR data extraction. In the pre-assessment planning, the first step is to identify the key people with the business and their expectations. The initial source database…