This article totally misses the mark. The MPH and non-technical Health IT folks get super excited over FHIR, but its probably DOA. Its been mired in committee for years and makes a ton of compromises. If you look at the demo code, it isn't terrible per se[1], but ordering back to the EHR through FHIR is locked into order sets. Order sets for those not in the industry amount to pre set lists of procedure/medication/whatever orders defined on a per hospital basis. Trying to order a specific thing off order set for an individual patient is a be messier.
And honestly, the APIs at Allscripts, EPIC, et al are getting a lot better. The APIs avoid a lot of the free text nonsense that floatrock mentioned. They aren't great, especially around allergies and immunizations, but I think they have legs.
And honestly, the APIs at Allscripts, EPIC, et al are getting a lot better. The APIs avoid a lot of the free text nonsense that floatrock mentioned. They aren't great, especially around allergies and immunizations, but I think they have legs.
[1] http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/fhir/