eHealth Exchange Uses FHIR to Modernize Health IT Infrastructure

eHealth Exchange is upgrading its health IT infrastructure to cut costs, expand its national reach, and support new capabilities including a national record locator service. The nationwide health information network will integrate its Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Healthcare Directory with InterSystems health IT solutions to enable more patient-centric services. eHealth Exchange is also working to implement the Carequality interoperability framework to enhance health data exchange standardization for users. “With a single connection to the eHealth Exchange, our participants will be able to securely exchange patient information not only within our large national network, but also with other Carequality-enabled networks such as athenahealth, CommonWell Health Alliance, Epic, and Surescripts,” said eHealth Exchange Executive Director Jay Nakashima.