GE HealthCare x Medblocks - Simplifying Cancer Care Decisions
Here we explore a real-world project we did with GE HealthCare, where we tackled the challenges of data normalization in oncology care.
Sidharth Ramesh's Articles
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Announcing Medblocks openFHIR: An open-source engine that bridges openEHR and FHIR
Introducing openFHIR, an open-source bidirectional mapping engine that converts between openEHR and FHIR health data standards. Built on the FHIRConnect specification and Apache 2.0 licensed.
How to Enable FHIR Profile Validation with HAPI FHIR JPA Server
Walkthrough on how to configure HAPI FHIR to do profile validation for you, and few fundamental concepts of FHIR Profiles.
FHIR vs. Traditional HL7: What Makes This Standard So Different?
Discover why FHIR is changing healthcare IT. Learn about FHIR's advantages over traditional HL7 standards like v2, C-CDA and v3, its rapid adoption, and how it simplifies health data exchange.
What is FHIR? A Beginner's Guide
Learn 5 Key HL7 FHIR Concepts - Resources, Data Elements, Profiles, Exchange Paradigms, and Implementation Guides.
HL7 FHIR CDS Hooks - A Practical Guide
HL7 CDS Hooks is a specification by HL7 that enables EHRs to integrate Clinical Decision Support using RESTful HTTP APIs.
Case Study - Implementing ABDM for the Government of Andhra Pradesh
Medblocks implemented all 3 ABDM milestones for Andhra Pradesh's Health Ministry, overcoming challenges with ABHA API, webhook handling, encryption, and FHIR data transformation, contributing to India's digital healthcare evolution.
The Story of Medblocks
Medblocks, initially focused on blockchain for medical record interoperability, evolved to address healthcare data challenges utilizing openEHR, FHIR, SNOMED, and LOINC for standardized data format and terminology, and using OAuth2 for secure data access
Introducing Medblocks UI
Medblocks UI, open-source alternative to Better EHR Studio for auto-generating forms from openEHR templates, now available under Apache 2 license.
Setting up a SNOMED CT Terminology Server using Hermes
Set up a SNOMED CT terminology server using Docker and Hermes: Clone Hermes, index SNOMED CT files, execute index.sh, start server with docker-compose up.
Case Study - Vijay Williams Covid Care, India
Dr. Sidharth and team developed a Covid care application for Dr. Sunil Gokavi's facility during the second wave, enhancing patient data analysis and care readiness.
Frontend Frameworks - Why you should reconsider
Exploring web components for front-end development, moving from Vue to Svelte for Medblocks UI due to performance, with a focus on lit-html and web components for framework-independent, efficient UI construction.