Key to Lab EMR Interface Projects

emr, Interoperability, Laboratory-to-physician, LIS-to-EMR

Last week I attended a formal, non-Pathagility  related event where we were seated randomly with individuals with varying backgrounds.  Among the group at my table was an investment broker, a restaurant chain owner, a non-profit director, and clinician at a pediatric practice.   The clinician (Kathy – for the sake of this post) and I were seated next to one another, and after discussing…

Simplicity of HL7

ARRA, EHR, emr, Health IT, Healthcare IT, Interoperability, Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Laboratory-to-physician, LIS-to-EMR, Miscellaneous, SaaS

Came across this post and video about how HL7 works on Twitter by @HL7 and really enjoyed the simplicity of it.  What’s interesting though is that HL7 doesn’t seem to be simple at all.  Please know I’m not saying HL7 isn’t a good thing, because standardization can add to progression.  Also, I’m a business guy and need to leave the details to…