Tales From HIMSS23: FDA On FHIR And AI For The Voiceless

A series of stories from the Healthcare Information and Management Society's 2023 Global Health Conference.

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Health Level 7’s FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources 1) is raging at HIMSS23, and the Office of Veterans Affairs and the FDA have made quick use of the resource to improve its Adverse Events Reporting System.

FHIR is a protocol for data exchange developed by HL7 International. It’s a framework made specifically for use in health...

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