FHIR Bulk Data Standard Gains Momentum
Healthcare Innovation December 16, 2019
Transferring large data sets will aid in population health, value-based care, and research
The initial use cases for the FHIR standard have been about exchanging clinical data about individual patients. But In early November, 60 stakeholders from across the healthcare ecosystem gathered at Harvard Medical School to continue progress toward a FHIR bulk data implementation. Managing population health, delivering value-based care, and conducting research all require access to large population data sets, creating demand for a standardized FHIR format for exchange.
A report from the November meeting describes progress on the FHIR bulk data front, noting that within six to eight months of the first meeting on this topic in 2017, CMS was already using the standard in pilots, and...