Karolinska Tip2Toe: Structured Rare-Disease Phenotyping with SMART on openEHR
This project breakdown looks at how we built Tip2Toe, a rare disease phenotyping application for Karolinska University Hospital.
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Building Clinician-First Precision Medicine Infrastructure
In conversation with Dr. Videha Sharma, CEO of Fava Health, Sidharth discusses the future of precision medicine and the technology infrastructure needed.
Foundational openEHR: Archetype Classes and Lifecycle
Develop applications that suit your clinical needs with a deeper understanding of openEHR Archetype Classes and Clinical Knowledge Manager lifecycle.
A History of HL7: From Terminals to APIs
A journey through 30 years of healthcare interoperability from costly 1980s interfaces to modern FHIR APIs following HL7's evolution to web-friendly resources.
Interoperability Runs on Open Source, Not Standards
While open standards set the rules, open source gets the work done. Discuss choosing tools, handling semantics and making health systems interoperable.
Unified Patient Records from 16+ EMRs with MatchRite’s Common Data Engine
In episode 17 of Digital Health Hackers Podcast, Sidharth speaks to Christopher Jones, CEO of MatchRite Care, a patient-centered unified health record portal.
Three Ways to Build a FHIR Server: Facade, Sync & Hybrid
Explore three approaches to building RESTful FHIR servers: Facade, Synchronization, & Hybrid. Understand where REST APIs, Documents, and Messaging fit in FHIR.
Epic Patient App Distribution Using Automatic Client IDs
A step-by-step guide to deploying patient-facing FHIR apps on Epic using Automatic Client ID Distribution, including eligibility criteria, and production setup.
Building a FHIR-First EHR with Aidbox: Health Samurai CTO
Stop storing FHIR as JSON blobs. Health Samurai CTO Nikolai Ryzhikov explains how Aidbox uses FHIR as its internal model — with real SQL on live FHIR data.
How to Make Legacy EHR Systems FHIR-Compliant with Python
Learn to build a Python FHIR Facade using FastAPI and PostgreSQL to expose legacy EHR data as FHIR APIs supporting read search operations and interoperability
HAPI FHIR Java Tutorial: Build Real Healthcare Apps Fast
Already know Java? Now learn FHIR. Build, read, update & delete Patient resources using HAPI FHIR's fluent client. Working code included. Perfect for Java devs.
How to Work with FHIR REST APIs using Python
This guide explores performing real-world operations like creating, reading, updating, and deleting patient data on a FHIR Server using Python.
FHIR Questionnaire Item Types: Every Answer Type + JSON
Explore all FHIR Questionnaire item types: string, boolean, coding, date, quantity & more. Includes real JSON examples for each type. Essential for form builders.
openEHR Archetypes & Templates: Two-Level Model Explained
Understand openEHR's two-level model: Archetypes define clinical concepts, Templates combine them for workflows. Covers CKM, ADL format & real examples. Clear guide.
FHIR Questionnaire vs Composition: Forms vs Documents?
Building clinical forms or discharge summaries in FHIR? Learn exactly when to use Questionnaire vs Composition — with a clear use-case breakdown. Stop confusing them.
World's First openEHR CDR for 8M People: Catalonia's Story
How Catalonia unified 29 EMR systems into one openEHR CDR for 8 million residents. Jordi Piera, Director of Digital Health Strategy, explains the strategy.
FHIR Questionnaire Resource: Structure, QuestionnaireResponse & How It Works
Understand the FHIR Questionnaire resource from scratch, structure, item types, QuestionnaireResponse, and hands-on exploration using free NLM open-source tools.
The Mind Behind etherCIS Takes on Healthcare’s Disconnected Data Landscape
Healthcare technology thought leader Christian Chevalley joins Digital Health Hackers podcast, sharing insights on connecting healthcare's disparate data.
Designing openEHR templates using the Archetype Designer
openEHR standardizes health data with archetypes and templates for interoperability. Templates are built from Archetypes using the Archetype Designer Tool.
How to Use the openEHR Clinical Knowledge Manager
A beginner-friendly guide to navigating the openEHR CKM or Clinical Knowledge Manager, including searching, viewing and downloading clinical artefacts.
Understanding the openEHR Clinical Knowledge Manager
In this comprehensive guide to Clinical Knowledge Manager, understand how CKM drives openEHR's core principles of standardization and interoperability.