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Embracing Safety-Enhanced Design

Safety-Enhanced Design certification process infographic showing usability testing workflow for healthcare software

The Compliance and Usability Report What Is Safety-Enhanced Design? Safety-enhanced design is a method by which implementers demonstrate compliance with certification criteria. This is done through the process of usability testing and feedback – essentially having your users run through…

DHIT HL7 Trends and Collaboration

The DHIT team recently participated in HL7 events that are helping shape the future of healthcare data interoperability, including the FHIR Connect-a-thon and WGM+ in our hometown New Orleans, LA. Our participation in HIMSS, C-CDA IAT, FHIR Connect-a-thon, and the…

TEFCA, Past Present and Future

FHIR Roadmap for TEFCA Exchange showing three-stage implementation timeline from Stage 1 FHIR Content Support through Stage 3 Network-Brokered FHIR Exchange

Our government is still chasing the elusive goal of a National Health Information Highway (often referred to as NHIN) for healthcare data sharing. The first major initiative in this area was Meaningful Use, fueled by $19.2 billion from the 2009…