HL7 is pleased to announce that Release 3 of FHIR has just been published. The FHIR community invested a huge amount of work in this release – hundreds of people have contributed to the specification, and there have been thousands of Change Proposals processed (>2400). 

With eHealth Initiative’s unique position as a neutral entity that brings together representatives across the entire healthcare continuum, the 2020 Roadmap was born with the intention to harmonize the new technologies and models of care in a way that brings about meaningful change that improves population health, increases patient-consumer experiences and lowers costs. eHI members share a unique vision to transform care delivery with patient-centric care by 2020 in 3 key areas: Interoperability, Data Access and Use, and Clinical and Business Motivators.

Funded by the California Healthcare Foundation, this brief examines how eHealth tools can improve the management of diabetes among socially disadvantaged populations. Further findings are discussed in the final report.

Funded by the California Healthcare Foundation, this brief examines how eHealth tools can improve the management of heart disease among socially disadvantaged populations. Further findings are discussed in the final report.

This eHealth Initiative white paper explores how health IT and data analytics are lynchpins to population health management that can improve the quality, coordination, and efficiency of care while reducing cost and waste at both the individual patient and population levels.

This eHealth Initiative paper provides a brief background on insurance exchanges, and explores how big data can be leveraged to support new populations, adapt to new market dynamics, improve quality and comply with new regulations.

A massive amount of data and a robust information technology infrastructure will be required to not only develop the online marketplaces, but also actively maintain them moving forward. This paper provides a brief background on insurance exchanges, and explores how big data can be leveraged to support new populations, adapt to new market dynamics, improve quality and comply with new regulations.

This paper explores how health information technology (health IT) and data analytics are lynchpins to PHM that can improve the quality, coordination, and efficiency of care while reducing cost and waste at both the individual patient and population levels.

Organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on health information and technology to effectively coordinate care, improve health, and manage risk at a population level in today’s value-based care environment. This white paper identifies some of the key strategies, practices, challenges, and opportunities to effectively managing and coordinating care across disparate settings and systems. The paper draws from an executive roundtable that convened 20 experts in January, 2014.