How the FHIR Community of Practice Empowers VA Transitions of Care

By Jay Lyle, Ph.D., FHL7 Background HL7 FHIR® is an international industry data standard for the exchange of healthcare data. The development of FHIR was highly beneficial because it supports the seamless integration of separate electronic health systems. However, seamless integration is not an “out-of-the-box” feature inherent to FHIR. Significant effort must still be expended…

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Representing Disease Concepts in Health Information Systems

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A Comparison of the ICD-10-CM and SNOMED CT Terminologies By Michael Stearns MD, CPC, CRC, CFPC Introduction The ability to share accurate and complete clinical information across disparate stakeholders has improved through more than three decades of sustained effort. However, progress continues to be constrained by competing clinical, regulatory, financial, and operational priorities, including the…

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AI Hallucinations: An Oasis in the Desert?

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In our first two articles, we learned how to effectively chat with AI by providing context and restrictions within prompts. “AI is trained through a structured process that involves feeding data into models, allowing them to learn patterns and make predictions based on that data” (Microsoft CoPilot). This article explains how and why AI can…

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Learning the Language of AI

Learning the Language of AI

Learning the Language of AI In our previous blog, we discussed how to effectively chat with a chatbot. This blog will explore additional ways to improve how you can communicate with an AI chatbot. As we discussed before, the two main ways to troubleshoot communication issues with a chatbot are to add more restrictions and…

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Ask Me Anything

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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of J P Systems, we invited the employees to ask Jackie anything about which they were curious.  Q. Where do you see J P Systems in the next 5 and 10 years?   A. Healthcare IT is a very lively ecosystem right now. There is a lot of work…

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