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FHIR Base Profiles in the Nordics
Daniel Karlsson, Michael Johansen, Mikael Rinnetmäki, Thomas Tveit Rosenlund
Thursday May 22, 2025 08:30 - 09:15 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Orientation, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Researchers, Care professionals, Healthcare professionals, Benefits/effects, Welfare development, Law, Judicial procedures, Government information, Usability, Informatics/Interoperability
This session presents ongoing work to harmonize the FHIR base profiles of different Nordic countries and how to align this with European efforts
FHIR - a vision of where things could go
Grahame Grieve
Thursday May 22, 2025 09:15 - 10:00 A1
Nordics on FHIR, Keynotes, English, Live + On site , Extended 55 min, Inspiration, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Organizational development, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Healthcare professionals, Informatics/Interoperability
FHIR is different to other standardsIn this seminar, Grahame Grieve - the father of FHIR - will describe FHIR progress so far, and provide a vision of where things could go.The seminar will also be about how FHIR uniquely enables health transformation.
HL7 Norway's FHIR profiles for vital signs using OpenEHR and SNOMED
Thomas Tveit Rosenlund
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:30 - 10:50 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Intermediate, Organizational development, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Students, Healthcare professionals, Municipality, Documentation, Government information, Informatics/Interoperability
The Norwegian FHIR vital signs profiles have been designed for exchange of the most important vital signs between systems, devices, and healthcare organizations in the national Norwegian healthcare system.The FHIR profiles are designed to be used for searching for and exchanging vital signs observations between software systems and are based on FHIR vital-signs, SNOMED CT terminology and OpenEHR logical models.The presentation will elaborate on lessons learned during the development process.
Modernized messaging using FHIR
Michael Johansen
Thursday May 22, 2025 10:50 - 11:10 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Actual examples (good/bad), Benefits/effects, Municipality, Follow-up/Report of current status, Informatics/Interoperability
Status of the first nationwide dissemination of FHIR-based standards in Denmark. The strategy is to use all datasharing paradigms with FHIR, where this case is a messagetype called "HospitalNotification" sent from regional hospitals to municipalitie careteams when patients are admitted or discharged.
National FHIR-based HIE implementation: Ukrainian experience
Petro Lymych
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:10 - 11:30 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Technicians/IT/Developers, Researchers, Healthcare professionals, Government information, Informatics/Interoperability
FHIR in Ukrainian eHealth
Panel debate - FHIR in the Nordics
Vadim Peretokin, Emmeli Gross, Grahame Grieve, Michael Johansen, Mikael Rinnetmäki, Thomas Tveit Rosenlund
Thursday May 22, 2025 11:30 - 12:00 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Panel, Other, Intermediate, Organizational development, Technicians/IT/Developers, Actual examples (good/bad), Management, Informatics/Interoperability
The FHIR in the Nordics presentations are followed by a panel debate where participants, together with Grahame Grieve, under moderation by Vadim Peretokin, discuss what should be aligned between the countries, and what should be learned as well as un-learned, to help make the Nordic market united under a FHIR interoperability banner.
The business case for interoperability in healthcare
Rien Wertheim
Thursday May 22, 2025 13:00 - 13:30 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Organizational development, Actual examples (good/bad), Benefits/effects, Management, Law, Judicial procedures, Government information, Informatics/Interoperability
Everyone agrees interoperability is key to affordability and equity in healthcare. It's no surprise that information standards - the prerequisite for interoperability - play a role in policies in many countries. At the same time, achieving interoperability is hard, even when it's based on modern technologies that have disrupted other industries. Why is interoperability so hard in healthcare?
A collaborative effort to standardize EHR interoperability with HL7 FHIR
Eirik Broen
Thursday May 22, 2025 14:00 - 14:30 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Intermediate, Management/decision makers, Purchasers/acquisitions/eco nomy/HR, Technicians/IT/Developers, Healthcare professionals, Actual examples (good/bad), Benefits/effects, Municipality, Follow-up/Report of current status, Informatics/Interoperability
Secure access to health data is vital for high-quality care and innovation in the Norwegian healthcare sector. Oslo Municipality and its partners are collaborating to develop a common API based on HL7 FHIR, creating a foundation for EHR system interoperability. This effort draws on practical experience and aligns with international initiatives like the European electronic health record exchange format (EEHRxF)
Nordic FHIR Showcase 2025
Mikael Rinnetmäki
Thursday May 22, 2025 14:30 - 15:00 A1
Nordics on FHIR, English, Live + On site , Presentation, Inspiration, Introductory, Management/decision makers, Politicians, Technicians/IT/Developers, Actual examples (good/bad), Follow-up/Report of current status, Apps
Annual presentation of how the HL7 FHIR standard has been applied in the Nordics.