Keith Boone revisits his 2015 predictions to see what came true, what didn't and what still needs work.
What does it take to become a health IT Jedi? Keith Boone lists three critical factors.
Keith Boone has a theory: People will believe two systems are interoperable when they can observe that the systems work together in simple ways with little to no effort -- and in complex ways with some effort.
Interoperability is all the rage today, just ask twitter, the federal government, or even your local doctor. Ten years ago, I often had to explain to people why they needed interoperability, and how to ask for it. Now everybody is focused on it.
The 21st Century Cures Act recently cleared a hurdle to go onto the next step. Quite frankly, having read various versions of the bill, and having seen its evolution, I have to wonder who should really be doing this job.
One of the biggest unrecognized challenges to balance in consensus standards development processes is lack of balance in governance.
The first official meeting of the Healthcare Standards Integration workgoup was convened at the HL7 working group meeting, to review feedback on FHIR resources that had already been jointly developed by IHE and HL7.
Consider McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King, and your favorite sit-down restaurant, and your favorite diner, and your favorite sushi place. Do they all do the same thing? Basically. But their processes are very different. The same applies to healthcare.
In looking back over 2014, and looking forward to 2015, two things stand out: uncertainty and change.
Whatever it is -- if it involves health IT, interoperability, or anything else -- the answer seems to be FHIR.
