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- by Jeff HelmanAs the HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) community grows, an increasing volume of FHIR information and a ballooning community of self-appointed FHIR experts are bursting onto the scene. This is a welcome sign of the emergence of a robust FHIR ecosystem, and we celebrate that. Health IT is hard; as a technical domain, its […]
- by Jeff HelmanJoin us once again October 11-12, 2023 for two days of hands-on HL7® FHIR® and AEGIS Touchstone training with our expert team of FHIR developers. AEGIS has trained hundreds of developers to build with HL7 FHIR using Touchstone, our cloud-based platform that supports FHIR conformance as you build. Whether you are new to HL7 FHIR or looking […]
- by Jeff Helman“Escaped Defects” are defects that are discovered in production. Wow. Let that sink in for a moment. This is healthcare we’re talking about; people’s lives are on the line. Although the certainty of catastrophe is not the same as with a faulty space shuttle O-ring, the potential for patient tragedy is the payload of each […]
- by Jeff HelmanAre we really publishing guides for implementation? If we want to buy a newly built house, we have a few options. The most common is choosing a standard floor plan from a community of houses being built by a mass-production builder. “Mass-production” means “build a few configurations (plans) many times to make each build most […]
- by Mario HylandAre you under the impression that receiving an HTTP 200 (“OK”) response means your FHIR implementation is conformant to the FHIR specifications or implementation guide(s)? If so, we are sorry to disappoint you. In our work to help implementers accelerate their FHIR implementations, we see many tests that are looking for that “HTTP 200” response […]
- by Jeff HelmanDrummond’s G10 FHIR® API+ Certification Program is powered by the AEGIS Touchstone FHIR® testing ecosystem. Rockville, Maryland, July 7, 2022 – Approval by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT ( ONC) of Drummond’s 170.315(g)(10) conformance test suites on the AEGIS.net Touchstone FHIR® test tool and developer platform gives health IT developers two […]
- by Michael CallihanJoin us once again Nov. 3-4, 2021 for two days of hands-on HL7® FHIR® and AEGIS Touchstone training with our expert team of FHIR developers. AEGIS has trained hundreds of developers to build with HL7 FHIR using Touchstone, our cloud-based platform that supports FHIR conformance as you build. Whether you are new to HL7 FHIR or looking […]
- by Mary CallihanJoin us May 5-6, 2021 for two days of hands-on HL7® FHIR® and AEGIS Touchstone training with our expert team of FHIR developers. AEGIS has trained hundreds of developers to build with HL7 FHIR using Touchstone, our cloud-based platform that supports FHIR conformance as you build. Whether you are new to HL7 FHIR or looking for skills and […]
- by Mary CallihanThe CMS Final Rule for Interoperability and Patient Access takes the important first step to require payers, providers, and consumer application developers to implement new standardized FHIR-based APIs for interoperability and patient access. AEGIS.net and Drummond Group have announced a multi-year strategic partnership to provide healthcare payers and software developers the necessary tools and guidance […]
- by Carie HammondThe AEGIS team had the pleasure of attending the HL7 Patient Access API Implementation Virtual Event, held August 17-19th, 2020. The Implementation Event was designed for organizations looking to focus on the technical and functional requirements for Patient Access APIs by payers in the context of CMS/ONC final rule and implementation deadlines. HL7 Implementation and […]
- by Mary CallihanAEGIS has trained hundreds of developers to build with HL7 FHIR using Touchstone, our cloud-based platform that supports FHIR conformance as you build. Touchstone offers thousands of tests in an easy-to-use system for measuring conformance and interoperability against published specifications, profiles, and the healthcare industry’s leading implementation guides. Whether you are new to HL7 FHIR […]
- by Mary CallihanIf you are building an HL7® FHIR® client or server, you need Touchstone in your life. Join us at AEGIS World Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland September 24 & 25 for a two-day training program presented by Richard Ettema. AEGIS’ FHIR and Touchstone training course offers an introduction to the HL7 FHIR specification, in-depth tutorials on […]
- by Michael CallihanLast week, several of us from the AEGIS team attended ONC’s third annual Interoperability Forum at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. We were pleased to see the level of excitement and even optimism about the industry’s progress toward achieving true interoperability among systems using electronic health information. We continue to see the involvement of […]
- by Sandy VanceHL7® FHIR® and Touchstone Training Classes September 24 & 25, 2019 or December 10 & 11, 2019 AEGIS has trained hundreds of developers to build with HL7 FHIR using Touchstone, our cloud-based platform that supports FHIR conformance as you build. Touchstone offers thousands of tests in an easy-to-use system for measuring conformance and interoperability against […]
- by Mary CallihanAEGIS has published our latest white paper, “Conformance Testing Platform for Successful FHIR Deployment.” The subject is measuring interoperability to ensure high quality healthcare. The paper lays out some of the challenges inherent to standards-based information sharing, particularly in the healthcare space, and how some of those challenges can be resolved through an effective means […]
- by Lester MurphyIn February 2019, AEGIS.net will be attending the following events: February 11- 16th: HIMSS 2019 We look forward to seeing you at these events – make sure to connect with us via social media to discuss interoperability! @MTCallihan, @SandyVanceMHA, @techknowman, and @specsherpa will be in attendance.
- by Richard EttemaWell, here we are – just 2 short months away from the next HL7 FHIR DevDays event. This time kicking off Summer in June on our side of the pond in Boston, MA. And, once again the Firely (formerly Furore) team have given me the honor of presenting one of the opening sessions “A General […]
- by Richard EttemaWhy FHIR implementations need a special kind of testing to ensure success – and how to do it So, you’ve heard about, and maybe even started investigating, this Health IT specification called HL7® FHIR®. Maybe you’ve been playing with FHIR (yes, pun intended) now for weeks, months or even years. Perhaps you’ve attended at least […]
- by Richard EttemaBack in January of this year at the HL7 FHIR Connectathon 14 held in San Antonio, TX, I began discussing with the folks from Furore the possibility of presenting at their upcoming FHIR DevDays 2017 event. This was after my Saturday morning breakout sessions at the Connectathon where I gave short 60-minute “FHIR Overview” and […]
- by Richard EttemaThe next HL7 FHIR Connectathon event, #16, will host close to, if not more than, 200 attendees this weekend – Sep 9 & 10 – with 17+ testing tracks. And, just like I’ve done for the last two, I will once again be providing a couple of Saturday morning breakout sessions to help those new […]