Healthcare Innovation October 19, 2021
David Raths

Helios, named after the ancient Greek god of the sun, intends to streamline data sharing across all levels of public health using the FHIR standard

The pandemic has highlighted how siloed public health data systems remain. To help address the situation, standards organization HL7 has expanded its roster of FHIR accelerators with one focused on public health data.

The effort, called Helios, after the ancient Greek god of the sun, intends to strengthen the capacity and streamline data sharing across all levels of public health using the FHIR standard.

The FHIR accelerator program seeks to speed the development and availability of FHIR to deliver better data that leads to better health outcomes. Other accelerators include the Argonaut Project, Carin Alliance,...

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