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HL7, FHIR R4 and the hard parts of moving clinical data between systems that were never meant to talk.

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Choosing HIPAA-Compliant Video Platforms After Telehealth Flexibilities

COVID telehealth flexibilities are over. Here is how compliance-conscious health systems should evaluate HIPAA-compliant video platforms, BAAs, security, and workflow fit.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · Aug 9, 2026 · 8 min read
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What Amazon One Medical gets right about AI-first primary care: ambient documentation, asynchronous care, EMR integration, and founder lessons.

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Azure Health Data Services: What Developers Must Migrate

Azure API for FHIR is being replaced by Azure Health Data Services. Here’s what changes for FHIR, DICOM, and MedTech teams migrating on Azure.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · Jul 14, 2026
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Building Claims Automation on Mandated Rails: NPHIES, eClaimLink and FHIR R4

The Gulf mandated its e-claims rails — Dubai's eClaimLink and Saudi Arabia's NPHIES — yet the work behind them is still manual. The winning architecture: a canonical FHIR R4 core with adapters at the edges.

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Integrating with TEFCA QHINs: Builder Guide8 min
FHIR

Integrating with TEFCA QHINs: Builder Guide

Learn how to integrate with TEFCA QHIN network as a digital health developer, including FHIR R4, patient matching, authorization, and query patterns.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · May 21, 2026
TEFCA and Patient Data Access for App Developers8 min
FHIR

TEFCA and Patient Data Access for App Developers

How TEFCA changes patient data access for app developers building FHIR apps across CommonWell and Carequality.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · May 19, 2026
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FHIR

TEFCA in Production for FHIR Exchange

Learn what TEFCA going into production means for FHIR-based data exchange, including architecture choices, QHIN routing, and vendor implications.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · May 17, 2026
Apple Health Records and FHIR for AI Health Apps7 min
FHIR

Apple Health Records and FHIR for AI Health Apps

Apple Health Records and FHIR are shaping AI health apps. Learn the architectures, risks, and implementation patterns we use at AST.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · May 6, 2026
CMS 2027 Interoperability Mandate for Healthcare AI8 min
FHIR

CMS 2027 Interoperability Mandate for Healthcare AI

What the 2027 CMS interoperability mandate means for healthcare AI, FHIR architecture, and data exchange—and how teams should prepare now.

SIShahnawaz Irfan · Apr 23, 2026