Where our experts share health IT industry trends and insights.
Blog Posts
Let’s Talk Open Source
To state the obvious, open-source software (“OSS”), also called “free, open-source software” (“FOSS”) is everywhere. (I’ll use “OSS” in the rest of this article for consistency.) OSS packages keep the Internet operating, and nearly every company and government agency uses OSS. Literally every computer user globally relies on OSS to function. This is hard to
Touchstone Office Hours
As of early 2025, we have replaced our occasional Touchstone Training sessions with monthly Touchstone Office Hours & Demo sessions (the third Monday of each month @ 1:00 pm ET), during which we engage with the Touchstone community (current users, fans, skeptics, tire-kickers; all are welcome) to: Answer questions about Touchstone, FHIR testing, or you-name-the-topic;
Too Good To Be True?
Anyone who has been around software development for a while has confronted the insistence by stakeholders that we conjure up a silver bullet to make all their dreams come true, such as unlimited features on a minimal budget, along with algorithms that make costs and effort magically disappear. (OK, I am exaggerating. Slightly.) got AI?
Videos
FHIR Test Script Value
Gil Alterovitz discusses the value of FHIR test scripts.
Testing & Validation with Sandy Vance
Sandy Vance presents the importance of testing for compliance to the CMS Interoperability Rules.
FHIR testing with ONC Inferno, MITRE Crucible, and AEGIS Touchstone
Ryan Harrison of Amida compares tools being used for HL7 FHIR Testing.