In this episode, host Sandy Vance talks with Viet Nguyen, MD, Health Level Seven International’s Chief Implementation Officer about how HL7 FHIR is enabling better healthcare by convening the industry around technology standards. As the marketplace of healthcare applications explodes, Dr. Nguyen talks about how healthcare benefits from technology standards and why all healthcare stakeholders should get involved.

In this episode, you will learn how HL7

• Facilitates technology implementations by building implementation guides
• Improves health equity by helping technology companies get interoperability right
• Builds better data exchange practices for technology providers by convening industry stakeholders to create implementation guides that accelerate the use of best practices
• Leads the health tech industry by partnering with other standards development organizations
• Membership provides access to exclusive resources, networking opportunities, and contributes to professional development of individuals who participate.