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HL7 Takes Device Interoperability Into Practice

Jason Free — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:34:21 +0000

Health Level Seven International did not launch the Caliper FHIR Accelerator because healthcare lacks standards language. It launched it because healthcare still lacks operational discipline around device data.

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Clinical Trials Enter the Automation Era, But Oversight Must Keep Pace

Jason Free — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 02:14:47 +0000

The debut of real-time data integration between Epic and clinical trial systems at Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center signals a deeper shift in how leading institutions are reimagining research infrastructure, where speed, accuracy, and regulatory readiness are becoming as critical as scientific discovery itself.

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The Interoperability Imperative: A Smarter Strategy for Connected Healthcare Experiences

Jason Free — Wed, 28 May 2025 12:12:45 +0000

Our healthcare system is brimming with cutting-edge tools: AI-powered diagnostics, remote monitoring devices, and advanced EHR systems, to name a few. But there’s one critical experience that still feels startlingly analog: the patient journey.

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The Sequoia Project and HL7 Enter Strategic Collaboration To Advance FHIR Implementations Nationwide

Jason Free — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:35:26 +0000

Health Level Seven International (HL7), a leading standards-development organization, and The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health information technology (health IT) interoperability, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to advance global health data interoperability by accelerating the adoption of the HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standards in the United States.

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HHS Expands TEFCA by Adding Two Additional QHINs

Jason Free — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:31:36 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), announced that two additional organizations—CommonWell Health Alliance and Kno2—have been designated as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) capable of nationwide health data exchange governed by the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

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eHealth Exchange Launches Another Incentive Program To Accelerate HL7 FHIR Adoption

Jason Free — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:47:09 +0000

eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s oldest and largest health information networks, has announced another incentive program for the public good, this time to reduce administrative burden on healthcare providers and payers.

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HL7 Announces FHIR R5 Standard to Further Streamline Data Exchange and Transform Patient Care

Jason Free — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:13:22 +0000

Health Level Seven International (HL7), the global authority for healthcare information interoperability and standards with affiliates established in more than 30 countries, announces the publication of HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Release 5 (HL7 FHIR R5), the latest version of its healthcare data exchange standard.

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CMS Proposes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process

Jason Free — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:39:25 +0000

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to increasing health data exchange and investing in interoperability, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services.

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OSTP, in Partnership with ONC, Seeks Input on Optimizing Data Capture for Clinical Trials

Jason Free — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:42:56 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need for a coordinated clinical trials enterprise, one that can swiftly characterize emerging viral threats and evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines, therapeutics, and other countermeasures across a diversity of trial participants. In response, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National Biodefense Strategy, which calls for a U.S. clinical trials infrastructure “ready to administer candidate countermeasures to participants within 14 days after the identification of a viable countermeasure.” In support of this effort, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), in coordination with the National Security Council, issued a Request for Information (RFI) on October 26 seeking input from the public about how a coordinated clinical research system can be deployed in the event of an emerging disease outbreak.

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The Sequoia Project Seeks Feedback on Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide

Jason Free — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:46:17 +0000

The Sequoia Project, selected by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) as the Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE) to support the implementation of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), released the “Draft TEFCA Facilitated FHIR Implementation Guide” for stakeholder feedback.

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