Executive Summary This case study explores the development of DooLittle Health Patient Timeline Explorer, a modern healthcare application that demonstrates enterprise-grade architecture patterns for FHIR-compliant patient data visualization. Built as a proof-of-concept, this project showcases best practices in full-stack development, cloud-native deployment, and healthcare interoperability standards. 🏥 HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY SERIES This article is part of […]
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FHIR Integration Best Practices: Lessons from Production
Executive Summary FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) has become the de facto standard for healthcare data exchange. This article shares production-tested best practices from implementing FHIR integrations across multiple EMR systems, processing 50M+ API calls monthly. 🏥 HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY SERIES This article is part of a comprehensive series on healthcare data standards and interoperability. HL7 […]
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Executive Summary Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) is undertaking one of Europe’s most ambitious healthcare IT transformation programs. From rolling out the Individual Health Identifier (IHI) to deploying a national Electronic Health Record system, the HSE’s eHealth Ireland strategy is modernizing how 5 million Irish citizens access healthcare services. 🏥 HEALTHCARE INTEROPERABILITY SERIES This article […]
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Executive Summary HL7 v2.x remains the most widely deployed healthcare messaging standard globally, powering 95% of hospital interfaces despite being developed in the 1980s. This deep dive explores why HL7 v2 continues to dominate healthcare IT, how it works at a technical level, and how modern .NET developers can implement robust v2 interfaces for Irish […]
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Healthcare API Architecture with Azure APIM HIPAA Compliance Requirements ⚖️ HIPAA Technical Safeguards for API Management ✓ Access Control (§164.312(a)(1)): Role-based access, unique user IDs, emergency access procedures ✓ Audit Controls (§164.312(b)): Log all PHI access, monitor API calls, immutable audit trails ✓ Integrity (§164.312(c)(1)): Validate data not altered, use checksums/digital signatures ✓ Transmission Security […]
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