
FHIR-led innovation by MedStar Health Research Institute, aided by ONC funding, births Bugs & Drugs and Trend Engine FHIR Factories. These platforms leverage standardized EHR data access, providing real-time antibiograms and tracking health trends. Alison Kemp envisions dynamic research articles with automated updates. The opioid use case highlights the Trend Engine’s prowess, enabling pattern detection in ER admittance rates. These FHIR Factories herald a revolutionary shift in healthcare research accessibility.
The MedStar Health Research Institute, with ONC backing, pioneers FHIR-driven breakthroughs in clinical research. Bugs & Drugs and Trend Engine FHIR Factories offer standardized EHR data access, revolutionizing research scalability. Real-time antibiograms and trend monitoring redefine healthcare data utilization. Alison Kemp underscores the potential for automated, dynamically updated research articles. The opioid use case demonstrates the Trend Engine’s versatility in analyzing ER admittance patterns. These FHIR platforms herald an era of transformative accessibility in healthcare research.
FHIR Empowers MedStar’s Clinical Research: Unveiling Revolutionary Platforms
An ambitious ONC-funded initiative has propelled groundbreaking advancements in clinical research by harnessing the power of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). Spearheaded by the MedStar Health Research Institute, recipient of the prestigious 2020 ONC Leading Edge Acceleration Project (LEAP) in Health IT award, this venture has birthed two innovative FHIR platforms. These platforms serve as robust avenues for standardized Electronic Health Record (EHR) data access, aimed at catapulting the scalability and efficiency of clinical research endeavors.
Collaborating hand-in-hand with Georgetown University Medical Center and HealthLab, the MedStar project consortium meticulously crafted two cutting-edge tools. These tools, available through ONC’s GitHub repository (registration required), stand as testimony to the potential of FHIR-driven solutions. Meet the Bugs & Drugs FHIR Factory and the Trend Engine FHIR Factory – both embodying a framework that orchestrates seamless data access, extraction, transformation, and integration via FHIR application programming interfaces (APIs).
The Bugs & Drugs FHIR Factory stands as a pinnacle of real-time innovation, furnishing researchers with continuous antibiograms. These antibiograms holistically delineate optimal drug choices for combating urinary tract infections. Comprising profiles detailing the susceptibility of specific microorganisms to various antimicrobial drugs, this tool promises to revolutionize treatment protocols.
Meanwhile, the Trend Engine FHIR Factory leverages the expansive reservoir of EHR data to scrutinize illness rates, healthcare service utilization, laboratory tests, and clinical diagnoses across specific domains of interest. From monitoring the trajectories of afflictions like COVID-19, influenza, and stroke, this platform emerges as a dynamic compass for tracking epidemiological patterns and healthcare utilization trends.
The MedStar project’s focus on the opioid crisis unveiled the potential of the Trend Engine FHIR Factory. By scrutinizing emergency room admittance rates stemming from opioid use, researchers uncovered crucial patterns. Subsequently, replicating this approach for over 50 other disease conditions opened avenues for hospitals to not only track but also evaluate the efficacy of intervention strategies in diverse communities.
Alison Kemp, a notable figure within ONC, envisions a promising future for FHIR Factories. Kemp posits that these transformative platforms could revolutionize the landscape of healthcare research. Drawing attention to the potential to automate the updating of data within research articles, she highlighted the paradigm shift these FHIR Factories can instigate. In her elucidative HealthITBuzz blog post, Kemp accentuated the unique capability of these platforms to automate data scientist tasks. One standout feature includes the ability to generate ‘living’ research articles, perpetually updated in tandem with refreshed data. This real-time approach ensures that the articles remain continuously up-to-date, incorporating statistics, simulations, and visualizations.
The MedStar-led endeavor stands as a testament to the potential of FHIR in revolutionizing the accessibility and efficiency of clinical research. By harnessing the power of standardized EHR data access and leveraging the agility of FHIR-based platforms, this initiative has not only unlocked novel avenues for researchers but also set the stage for a paradigm shift in the way healthcare data is utilized and disseminated. As these FHIR Factories continue to evolve, their potential impact on the dynamic landscape of healthcare research remains immeasurable.
The collaborative effort spearheaded by MedStar Health Research Institute, bolstered by ONC funding, unveils the transformative impact of FHIR Factories. Bugs & Drugs and Trend Engine platforms amplify standardized EHR data access, ushering in real-time insights. Alison Kemp’s foresight of dynamic research articles via automated updates signifies a paradigm shift. The opioid use case magnifies the Trend Engine’s prowess in pattern identification. These FHIR-led advancements signify an evolution in healthcare research accessibility, promising continued innovation and dynamic utilization of data in the pursuit of improved healthcare outcomes.