Interoperability – Why is it Taking So Long?

AEGIS invests a lot of resources in support of advancing interoperability of electronic health information. The AEGIS DIL provides an unparalleled platform for helping EHR vendors, exchanges, standards organizations, and certification bodies test for interoperability and conformance. But there is one critical aspect of interoperability that no technology can fix – that is, the inertia of […]

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2015 Connectathon Countdown: Action Required (NOW!)

Thinking about joining the AEGIS DIL team in attending the 2015 IHE Connecathon? It’s that time of year again, and we are reminded that this annual January event can really sneak up on you if you don’t start taking action–immediately. To appreciate why we say “immediately,” take a look at this 2015 Connectathon timeline overview: System registration has […]

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AEGIS Becomes Health Level Seven (HL7) Benefactor

AEGIS joins 22 other distinguished organizations as the latest HL7 Benefactor. As an HL7 Benefactor, AEGIS supports HL7’s important efforts toward streamlined development, implementation and adoption of industry-critical standards, specifications and products. “AEGIS is pleased to be an HL7 Benefactor,” stated Mario Hyland, Senior Vice President & Founder at AEGIS. Mr. Hyland explains, “AEGIS continues to […]

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Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS)

The 2014 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) was held last week in Orlando, FL. AEGIS attendance and participation in the event capitalized on our ever-growing role we play in the “continuous interoperability” challenges that have plagued the DoD in its development of an integrated electronic health record. AEGIS received up-to-date information on the strategic […]

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DIL 3.0 Alpha – A Sneak Peak into Accelerated Interoperability

The AEGIS Developers Integration Lab (DIL) team celebrated the Alpha release of DIL 3.0 last week, and we are proud to share some of the highlights here as a preview of the public DIL 3.0 release scheduled for late August: Seamless support of multiple test systems under a single participant account, thanks to a redesigned data model […]

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AEGIS Responds to the FDASIA Report

AEGIS provided comments on the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) Health IT Report: Proposed Risk Based Regulatory Framework (the “FDASIA Report”). We are assisting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Office of The National Coordinator (ONC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other government, public and industry stakeholders as they […]

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AEGIS DIL Helps Healtheway Validate eHealth Exchange Products

Healtheway announced today the successful validation of the first products participating in the eHealth Exchange. AEGIS is proud to have provided the AEGIS Developers Integration Lab (DIL) as the testing platform Healtheway is using to conduct its conformance testing program. Check out Healtheway’s press release for more details on this great success for health information […]

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How Do We Move the Ball Forward on Achieving Interoperability?

On June 23, 2014, AEGIS was invited by Janet M. Marchibroda, Director, Health Innovation Initiative and Executive Director, CEO Council on Health and Innovation to participate in a roundtable discussion on Advancing Interoperability and Electronic Information Sharing To Support Improvements in Health and Health Care. Other distinguished participants included organizations such as the American Medical […]

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AEGIS Moderates HTRAC Panel

This past week AEGIS attended and hosted a panel at the 2014 HealthTech Research Advisory & Council (HTRAC) – East Council Meeting held at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, VA. AEGIS’ Senior Vice President, Mario Hyland (@interopguy), led a panel discussion on Data to Dollars: How Health Information Sharing, Interoperability and Standards can Improve Care. […]

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What is Conformance Testing and how does it relate to Interoperability?

As part of our ongoing efforts to streamline implementation of interoperability standards, AEGIS has worked with several Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) and Health Information Exchanges that have either piloted or launched Conformance or Compliance Testing Programs. These Programs help healthcare IT developers speed time to market by providing a cost-effective platform for ongoing, iterative testing of conformance […]

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