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Preparing for the next phase in FHIR interoperability with Microsoft Azure

by Eamon McCarthy Earls
Assistant Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Over the last few months the Microsoft Azure team has been steadily adding support for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources. Better known as FHIR, it represents an emerging standard to improve health data sharing between disparate electronic health record systems in the at times fragmented US healthcare system.

Two of Microsoft's key initiatives, the Azure API for FHIR and the Internet of Medical Things FHIR Connector have the potential to play a part in the modernization of both IT systems and the way medical devices play a role in care. MSDW spoke with health and life science executives to get their perspectives on what this means for the market.

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About Eamon McCarthy Earls

As the assistant editor at MSDynamicsWorld.com, Eamon helps to oversee editorial content on the site and supports site management and strategy. He can be reached at eearls@msdynamicsworld.com.

Before joining MSDynamicsWorld.com, Eamon was editor for SearchNetworking.com at TechTarget, where he covered networking technology, IoT, and cybersecurity. He is also the author of multiple books and previously contributed to publications such as the Boston Globe, Milford Daily News, and DefenceWeb.

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