Day 4 of the connectathon: 2465 tests performed (one more
day to go!).
An important part of the IHE connectathon is the education
through a series of workshops which are
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| Global center for health innovation, site of IHE connectathon |
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The healthcare imaging and IT testing and
certification landscape is still in flux and blurry (to me): as of now there
are six options which seem to overlap at least to certain degree: 1) the connectathon,
2) the ONC certification of what used to be called Meaningful Use (MU) and is
re-coined as MACRA, 3) the Concert certification, 4) the Continua certification
activity, 5) the IHE international conformance assessment, and 6) the IHE Image
share project with Sequoia. There are strong voices raised, especially among
several of the vendors, to request some kind of reciprocity between these
activities and there could be a significant opportunity for sharing of tools,
tests, and specifications to avoid duplication of work and related cost.
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HL7 FHIR is still very much under development,
and is expected to have widespread implementations. Resources are still being developed
and trial implementations are being tested. All major EMR vendors have either announced
support or offer a FHIR in their latest release.
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There is an interest to define a profile for the
physical infrastructure, e.g. HVAC. For example, based on patient location (or
absence), one could adjust the temperature and/or A/C in a room which could
result in significant savings. This would allow “intelligent” buildings,
similar to an “intelligent home” which can be controlled and monitored though
the IOT (Internet of Things).
Overall, these educational events are very affordable (this was
only $95), and one gets access to seasoned healthcare IT professionals who are
very good presenters, they are very worthwhile attending (next year maybe).
