Blog posts tagged with APIs

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  A response to Why Doctors Hate Their Computers

  Geoff Caplea, M.D., MBA

  November 14, 2018

  When physicians read Dr. Atul Gawande’s article in The New Yorker, “Why Doctors Hate Their Computers,” they will undoubtedly recognize many of the health IT challenges he identified. Dr. Gawande writes at length about how electronic health records (EHRs) and the process of digitizing healthcare have overburdened today’s physicians, driving a wedge between them and their patients. Read more…

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  VA keeps eyes on the prize: Interoperability for Veterans 1

  Paul Black

  April 18, 2018

  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) understands the importance of seamless data exchange for these patients and their families – no matter where or when they see a clinician. Read more…

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  Interoperability’s new reality

  Tina Joros

  March 23, 2018

  The concept of interoperability is everywhere. We are moving beyond a 1:1, linear approach, to a robust network that enables us to move data in more directions than ever before Read more…

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  When it comes to interoperability, we need to think big

  Paul Black

  March 02, 2018

  KLAS released a report this week that looks at interoperability through a specific lens: connectivity through “plug-and-play” services. To make progress, we must continue to think big and not settle for a narrow perspective. Read more…

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  3 billion data shares (and counting)

  Jim Morrison

  January 18, 2018

  Allscripts hit another major utilization milestone at the end of 2017: our health IT ecosystem has enabled more than 3 billion API data shares in less than five years. Read more…

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  Simplifying the prescriber’s search for patient medication history

  Tina Joros

  June 21, 2017

  LogiCoy PDMP EHR Link Application, our App of the Month, connects with prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to help make it easier for prescribers to identify abuse. Read more…

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  Behind-the-scenes look at a clinical quality dashboard

  Robert Leviton MD

  May 16, 2017

  Some large organizations are wrestling with the abundance of quality data. Northwell Health developed an elegant Clinical Snapshot dashboard to support clinicians with the tools they need. Read more…

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  Finding better ways to notify providers about patient events

  Erik Kins

  April 11, 2017

  The variability of the EHR capabilities makes it more complex for large health systems to design a cohesive notification system. Using open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Northwell Health designed a solution that enables clinicians to see patient event notifications within their electronic health record (EHR) workflow, which enables better care coordination. Read more…

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  What’s happening with FHIR®? 2

  Jeff Danford

  March 15, 2017

  Since we posted our beginner’s guide to Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) more than a year ago, we’ve seen a lot of change with this standard for health data exchange. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions and answers. Read more…

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  Multiple integration projects: One open API

  Tina Joros

  January 06, 2017

  New care models require health IT infrastructure that can interact with multiple solutions, devices and applications in a more streamlined, scalable and efficient way. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) can help create a successful health IT ecosystem. NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP), a nonprofit university hospital based in New York City, started using open APIs to achieve interoperability in 2014. Read more…

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