Press Release: JMIR Publishes FHIR Testing Study

MITRE, AEGIS and ONC Author Study on Tools to Support FHIR Compliance, Health Data Interoperability Testing BEDFORD, Mass. and ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Frequent and thorough software testing has clear positive implications for health data interoperability according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) Medical Informatics. The study, […]

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GTSC Cyber Day 2018 – Key Takeaway

At the Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) Cyber Day 2018 there were a number of fantastic speakers and presentations which discussed aspects of cybersecurity at both high and low levels. Once such presentation which tied them together was one from the Transportation Security Authority (TSA) on Managing the Threat. In this presentation TSA spoke […]

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Where’s AEGIS? November 2018

In November 2018, AEGIS.net will be attending the following events: November 7th-9th: Commonwell Fall Summit November 14-15th: IHE Technical Evaluation Meeting  November 14th-16th: FHIR Dev Days AmsterdamPresentation: FHIR Testing and System Certification Author: Richard Ettema (@techknowman) November 27th-28th: ONC FHIR Workshop November 28th: P2 FHIR Task Force Executive Steering Committee Meeting November 29th-30th: ONC Annual […]

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Where’s AEGIS? October 2018

In October 2018, AEGIS.net will be attending the following events: September 29th – October 5th: HL7 Working Group Meeting  October 2nd – Presentation: HL7 FHIR for Developers Author: Richard Ettema (@techknowman) Time: 1:45pm – 5pm Location: T9 October 2nd: GTSC’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Day October 8th-12th: National Health IT Week October 10th-11th: IHE Planning […]

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Where’s AEGIS? August 2018

In August 2018, AEGIS.net will be attending the following events: August 6-8: ONC Interoperability Forum August 9-10: HL7 C-CDA Implementation-A-Thon We look forward to demonstrating and discussing interoperability with you!

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Dammit, Jim, I’m a Doctor Not an EHR Software Tester!

Have you seen ONC’s latest challenge? I was all ready to ease into a long Memorial Day weekend when I saw the news, now I’m annoyed. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has identified a problem with end users of EHR software needing to report concerns they observe while using the system. […]

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DevDays June 2018 Boston & Touchstone and FHIR Testing, Take 2…

Well, here we are – just 2 short months away from the next HL7 FHIR DevDays event. This time kicking off Summer in June on our side of the pond in Boston, MA. And, once again the Firely (formerly Furore) team have given me the honor of presenting one of the opening sessions “A General […]

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Ready, FHIR, Test! Set your sights on testing

Why FHIR implementations need a special kind of testing to ensure success – and how to do it So, you’ve heard about, and maybe even started investigating, this Health IT specification called HL7® FHIR®. Maybe you’ve been playing with FHIR (yes, pun intended) now for weeks, months or even years. Perhaps you’ve attended at least […]

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Latest Lessons from Japan on Agile

Warning to IT – the Japanese industry that gave us the seeds of modern software development methodologies (Lean, Agile) are seeing their models fail. Why? In part, they reduced testing, cut skilled, experienced personnel in favor of less expensive labor, and essentially rubber-stamped inspections (or worse). Lesson: modern methods don’t change human nature. Quality assurance […]

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Where’s AEGIS? January 2018

In January 2018, AEGIS.net will be attending the following events: January 9-12: CES 2018 January 15-19: IHE Conectathon January 27-28: FHIR Connectathon January 27-February 2: HL7 Working Group Meeting We look forward to demonstrating and discussing interoperability with you!

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