Healthcare Innovation March 2, 2023
FHIR-enabled Social and Health Information Platform is being designed to integrate a closed-loop social services referral system accessible through the EHRs of FQHCs
In 2021, the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas received grant funding from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to build a FHIR-enabled Social and Health Information Platform (FHIRed-SHIP).
During a Feb. 23 ONC Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Learning Forum, Dell Medical School executives described some of the progress they’ve made.
The platform is being designed to integrate a closed-loop social services referral system accessible through the electronic health records (EHRs) maintained and used by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). The system will help manage social needs identified in...