Electronic Health Integration
Overview
FHIR, or Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, is a standards framework created by HL7 (Health Level Seven International), a non-profit, ANSI-accredited standards-developing organization. FHIR is specifically designed to enable information exchange in the healthcare sector and aims to simplify the implementation process while enhancing the interoperability of health data.
Features
Direct Integration of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Information
Digital health applications developed with Spezi are integrated directly with the electronic health record (EHR). For example, the Stanford Digital Health team and the Bronte-Stewart Lab developed a new platform named QDG-Care, which assists Parkinson's patients collect quantitative data of their motor abilities at home. The data collected from this app directly connects to the patient's electronic record and allows physicians to see updates on their motor symptoms in real time. With continuous data, healthcare providers are able to make better assessments on their patients' conditions to give optimal recommendations for care.
Features within the app can also inform patients based on their own EHR information. LLMonFHIR pulls data from the EHR, which it connects to through Apple's Health app (FHIR patient data API). Then, patients can use it to get a more comprehensive understanding of their personal health needs, as the OpenAI chat can summarize health information, answer follow-up questions, and lay it out in a digestible manner.
Web Dashboard
Our future goal is to expand all of Spezi's functionality into a web dashboard, allowing users to safely access their health data across multiple platforms.
Technical resources
For developers, directly access the Spezi FHIR module and the issues page from here.