Ward Weistra 🔥
@wardweistra.nl
Health data interoperability → #FHIR
👷 Product at Firely → Fire.ly / Simplifier.net
👨🏫 Content lead #FHIRDevDays → DevDays.com
🎓 MSc Bioinformatics
🤸 Parkour
👷 Product at Firely → Fire.ly / Simplifier.net
👨🏫 Content lead #FHIRDevDays → DevDays.com
🎓 MSc Bioinformatics
🤸 Parkour
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
We have published three new HL7 Europe #FHIR Implementation Guides designed for supporting the #EHDS: HL7 Base and Core FHIR IGs (STU) for FHIR release 4 and 5, and the HL7 Europe Extensions package.
To learn more click here:
👉https://shorturl.at/xIDtO
or come to our WGM in Cologne and join us.
To learn more click here:
👉https://shorturl.at/xIDtO
or come to our WGM in Cologne and join us.
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
We’re thrilled to welcome you to Hospitals on #FHIR User Days 2025!
Preview the just-released preliminary agenda and catch your first glimpse at keynotes, interactive sessions, real-life use cases and more that will shape the future of healthcare through FHIR and digital transformation practices.
Preview the just-released preliminary agenda and catch your first glimpse at keynotes, interactive sessions, real-life use cases and more that will shape the future of healthcare through FHIR and digital transformation practices.
September 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome you to Hospitals on #FHIR User Days 2025!
Preview the just-released preliminary agenda and catch your first glimpse at keynotes, interactive sessions, real-life use cases and more that will shape the future of healthcare through FHIR and digital transformation practices.
Preview the just-released preliminary agenda and catch your first glimpse at keynotes, interactive sessions, real-life use cases and more that will shape the future of healthcare through FHIR and digital transformation practices.
🌏 Based on the #StateofFHIR survey, we now have a summary for each country that participated for where they stand with FHIR adoption: simplifier.net/jurisdictions
Go checkout the countries that you're familiar with and let me know if the summary is helpful!
#FHIR #Interoperability
Go checkout the countries that you're familiar with and let me know if the summary is helpful!
#FHIR #Interoperability
SIMPLIFIER.NET
FHIR Registry
simplifier.net
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌏 Based on the #StateofFHIR survey, we now have a summary for each country that participated for where they stand with FHIR adoption: simplifier.net/jurisdictions
Go checkout the countries that you're familiar with and let me know if the summary is helpful!
#FHIR #Interoperability
Go checkout the countries that you're familiar with and let me know if the summary is helpful!
#FHIR #Interoperability
The 2026 May working group meeting from HL7 International is coming to Rotterdam 🇳🇱
www.linkedin.com/posts/sticht...
#HL7 #FHIR
www.linkedin.com/posts/sticht...
#HL7 #FHIR
De Health Level Seven International May Working Group Meeting 2026 komt naar Rotterdam! | HL7 Nederland
De Health Level Seven International May Working Group Meeting 2026 komt naar Rotterdam!
16 t/m 22 mei zal de SS Rotterdam het kloppend hart van de HL7 Community zijn. Met natuurlijk ook veel aandacht...
www.linkedin.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The 2026 May working group meeting from HL7 International is coming to Rotterdam 🇳🇱
www.linkedin.com/posts/sticht...
#HL7 #FHIR
www.linkedin.com/posts/sticht...
#HL7 #FHIR
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
🌐 ¡El informe internacional 2025 State of FHIR Survey Report reconoció a Chile por su compromiso con la IO clínica y la adopción del estándar FHIR! Revísalo en hl7chile.cl/wp-content/u...
🙌🏼 En CENS continuamos trabajando para que los sistemas de salud estén más conectados.
🙌🏼 En CENS continuamos trabajando para que los sistemas de salud estén más conectados.
July 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌐 ¡El informe internacional 2025 State of FHIR Survey Report reconoció a Chile por su compromiso con la IO clínica y la adopción del estándar FHIR! Revísalo en hl7chile.cl/wp-content/u...
🙌🏼 En CENS continuamos trabajando para que los sistemas de salud estén más conectados.
🙌🏼 En CENS continuamos trabajando para que los sistemas de salud estén más conectados.
This is one of the most insightful graphs in the #StateofFHIR report from this year, highlighting what are the most common use cases for #FHIR around the world! 💡
Many other insights you can find in the summary and full report here: fire.ly/blog/the-sta...
Many other insights you can find in the summary and full report here: fire.ly/blog/the-sta...
July 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is one of the most insightful graphs in the #StateofFHIR report from this year, highlighting what are the most common use cases for #FHIR around the world! 💡
Many other insights you can find in the summary and full report here: fire.ly/blog/the-sta...
Many other insights you can find in the summary and full report here: fire.ly/blog/the-sta...
Maybe universal interoperability isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 😄
@xkcd.com xkcd.com/3105/ #Interoperability #FHIR
@xkcd.com xkcd.com/3105/ #Interoperability #FHIR
June 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Maybe universal interoperability isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 😄
@xkcd.com xkcd.com/3105/ #Interoperability #FHIR
@xkcd.com xkcd.com/3105/ #Interoperability #FHIR
🚀 Excited to announce the release of 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 2025.1!
Highlights:
👉 Element-level extensions (Obligation & Translation) and customizable extension visibility
👉 Precise control over what syncs to Simplifier
Read more: simplifier.net/organization...
#FHIR #DigitalHealth #Interoperability
Highlights:
👉 Element-level extensions (Obligation & Translation) and customizable extension visibility
👉 Precise control over what syncs to Simplifier
Read more: simplifier.net/organization...
#FHIR #DigitalHealth #Interoperability
⭐ Forge 2025.1: Extensions on elements and controlling which files are synchronized - SIMPLIFIER.NET
FHIR Registry
simplifier.net
June 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚀 Excited to announce the release of 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 2025.1!
Highlights:
👉 Element-level extensions (Obligation & Translation) and customizable extension visibility
👉 Precise control over what syncs to Simplifier
Read more: simplifier.net/organization...
#FHIR #DigitalHealth #Interoperability
Highlights:
👉 Element-level extensions (Obligation & Translation) and customizable extension visibility
👉 Precise control over what syncs to Simplifier
Read more: simplifier.net/organization...
#FHIR #DigitalHealth #Interoperability
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
AI and LLM integration are one big challenge in #digitalhealth that promises to unlock many things. Huge progress is happening but cost (time and money) are still a big hurdle to reach usable solutions.
#fhirdevdays #fhir
#fhirdevdays #fhir
June 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
AI and LLM integration are one big challenge in #digitalhealth that promises to unlock many things. Huge progress is happening but cost (time and money) are still a big hurdle to reach usable solutions.
#fhirdevdays #fhir
#fhirdevdays #fhir
June 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Join me for a tour through Amsterdam, showcasing the highlights for the #FHIRDevDays program in two weeks! 🌷
👉 4 days of 120+ sessions!
👉 8 amazing keynotes, incl. @drishitabarua.bsky.social @maxschrems.bsky.social @grahamegrieve.bsky.social
👉 All #FHIR experts in one place
#Amsterdam750
👉 4 days of 120+ sessions!
👉 8 amazing keynotes, incl. @drishitabarua.bsky.social @maxschrems.bsky.social @grahamegrieve.bsky.social
👉 All #FHIR experts in one place
#Amsterdam750
May 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Join me for a tour through Amsterdam, showcasing the highlights for the #FHIRDevDays program in two weeks! 🌷
👉 4 days of 120+ sessions!
👉 8 amazing keynotes, incl. @drishitabarua.bsky.social @maxschrems.bsky.social @grahamegrieve.bsky.social
👉 All #FHIR experts in one place
#Amsterdam750
👉 4 days of 120+ sessions!
👉 8 amazing keynotes, incl. @drishitabarua.bsky.social @maxschrems.bsky.social @grahamegrieve.bsky.social
👉 All #FHIR experts in one place
#Amsterdam750
📅 Don't miss tomorrow's Simplifier Product Update Webinar!
• New license plans & 60-day free Professional Plan trial
• Online resource editor demo
• Private FHIR packages
• Latest updates to Simplifier, Forge & Firely Terminal
🔥 #FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
• New license plans & 60-day free Professional Plan trial
• Online resource editor demo
• Private FHIR packages
• Latest updates to Simplifier, Forge & Firely Terminal
🔥 #FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What's new in Simplifier & Forge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
A webinar for all Simplifier.net customers, showcasing the latest developments in the two platforms, informing on the upcoming developments and a forum for Q&A and product suggestions.
us02web.zoom.us
May 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📅 Don't miss tomorrow's Simplifier Product Update Webinar!
• New license plans & 60-day free Professional Plan trial
• Online resource editor demo
• Private FHIR packages
• Latest updates to Simplifier, Forge & Firely Terminal
🔥 #FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
• New license plans & 60-day free Professional Plan trial
• Online resource editor demo
• Private FHIR packages
• Latest updates to Simplifier, Forge & Firely Terminal
🔥 #FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Simplifier.net is evolving! 🚀
Exciting changes June 1st for the #FHIR community! 👇
✨ New 60-day FREE trial (Forge, Editors, QC)!
✨ FREE Trainer License + student vouchers! 📚
✨ Show organizational affiliation & collaborate! 🤝
Making #Interoperability easier! 🔥
simplifier.net/organization...
Exciting changes June 1st for the #FHIR community! 👇
✨ New 60-day FREE trial (Forge, Editors, QC)!
✨ FREE Trainer License + student vouchers! 📚
✨ Show organizational affiliation & collaborate! 🤝
Making #Interoperability easier! 🔥
simplifier.net/organization...
May 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Simplifier.net is evolving! 🚀
Exciting changes June 1st for the #FHIR community! 👇
✨ New 60-day FREE trial (Forge, Editors, QC)!
✨ FREE Trainer License + student vouchers! 📚
✨ Show organizational affiliation & collaborate! 🤝
Making #Interoperability easier! 🔥
simplifier.net/organization...
Exciting changes June 1st for the #FHIR community! 👇
✨ New 60-day FREE trial (Forge, Editors, QC)!
✨ FREE Trainer License + student vouchers! 📚
✨ Show organizational affiliation & collaborate! 🤝
Making #Interoperability easier! 🔥
simplifier.net/organization...
Are you missing some #FHIR in your feed? 🔥 I'm maintaining a list of already 36 experts from the HL7 community over here: go.bsky.app/3JcB4Td
Follow them all at once to stimulate that #healthit #interop conversation! 💬
Follow them all at once to stimulate that #healthit #interop conversation! 💬
May 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Are you missing some #FHIR in your feed? 🔥 I'm maintaining a list of already 36 experts from the HL7 community over here: go.bsky.app/3JcB4Td
Follow them all at once to stimulate that #healthit #interop conversation! 💬
Follow them all at once to stimulate that #healthit #interop conversation! 💬
My colleague Alexander Zautke gave an amazing presentation this morning on the #FHIR journey from AdapCare, from complying to regulation to wild innovation.
He also gave a sneak peek of the upcoming #StateOfFHIR survey: FHIR is entering health it regulation everywhere 🐙
#HealthIT #Interop
He also gave a sneak peek of the upcoming #StateOfFHIR survey: FHIR is entering health it regulation everywhere 🐙
#HealthIT #Interop
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My colleague Alexander Zautke gave an amazing presentation this morning on the #FHIR journey from AdapCare, from complying to regulation to wild innovation.
He also gave a sneak peek of the upcoming #StateOfFHIR survey: FHIR is entering health it regulation everywhere 🐙
#HealthIT #Interop
He also gave a sneak peek of the upcoming #StateOfFHIR survey: FHIR is entering health it regulation everywhere 🐙
#HealthIT #Interop
Time for some updates from the #HL7WGM in Madrid this week! 🇪🇸
Let's start with the Connectathon over this weekend. My main focus was the #EHDS track with @hl7europe.bsky.social and comparing multiple profiles side-by-side for compatibility. I hacked together a little application to make a start.
Let's start with the Connectathon over this weekend. My main focus was the #EHDS track with @hl7europe.bsky.social and comparing multiple profiles side-by-side for compatibility. I hacked together a little application to make a start.
May 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Time for some updates from the #HL7WGM in Madrid this week! 🇪🇸
Let's start with the Connectathon over this weekend. My main focus was the #EHDS track with @hl7europe.bsky.social and comparing multiple profiles side-by-side for compatibility. I hacked together a little application to make a start.
Let's start with the Connectathon over this weekend. My main focus was the #EHDS track with @hl7europe.bsky.social and comparing multiple profiles side-by-side for compatibility. I hacked together a little application to make a start.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱! 🇪🇸
Attending the HL7 International Working Group Meeting & FHIR Connectathon next week (May 10-16) — excited to help shape the future of health data interoperability.
My focus areas: #EHDS developments, aligning #FHIR profiles across 🇪🇺 EU Member States with @hl7europe.bsky.social
Attending the HL7 International Working Group Meeting & FHIR Connectathon next week (May 10-16) — excited to help shape the future of health data interoperability.
My focus areas: #EHDS developments, aligning #FHIR profiles across 🇪🇺 EU Member States with @hl7europe.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗱! 🇪🇸
Attending the HL7 International Working Group Meeting & FHIR Connectathon next week (May 10-16) — excited to help shape the future of health data interoperability.
My focus areas: #EHDS developments, aligning #FHIR profiles across 🇪🇺 EU Member States with @hl7europe.bsky.social
Attending the HL7 International Working Group Meeting & FHIR Connectathon next week (May 10-16) — excited to help shape the future of health data interoperability.
My focus areas: #EHDS developments, aligning #FHIR profiles across 🇪🇺 EU Member States with @hl7europe.bsky.social
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
“AI isn’t the first step — data is.”
Dr. Carina Vorisek stresses the need for FHIR, SNOMED and clean, structured data before AI can truly support healthcare. #Healthcare #AI #FHIR #SNOMED #digitalhealth #interoperability
Dr. Carina Vorisek stresses the need for FHIR, SNOMED and clean, structured data before AI can truly support healthcare. #Healthcare #AI #FHIR #SNOMED #digitalhealth #interoperability
AI? Let’s first talk about FHIR, SNOMED, quality, and bias | ICT&health Global
Interoperability is foundational for AI in healthcare. Most AI applications are currently still siloed, developed, and deployed within individual institutions.
icthealth.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
“AI isn’t the first step — data is.”
Dr. Carina Vorisek stresses the need for FHIR, SNOMED and clean, structured data before AI can truly support healthcare. #Healthcare #AI #FHIR #SNOMED #digitalhealth #interoperability
Dr. Carina Vorisek stresses the need for FHIR, SNOMED and clean, structured data before AI can truly support healthcare. #Healthcare #AI #FHIR #SNOMED #digitalhealth #interoperability
📹 Just made a video breaking down the Forge vs FHIR Shorthand debate!
🔧 Whether you're team GUI or team code, choosing the right FHIR modeling tool matters.
Check out my detailed analysis in the original article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/choosi...
#FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability #FSH
🔧 Whether you're team GUI or team code, choosing the right FHIR modeling tool matters.
Check out my detailed analysis in the original article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/choosi...
#FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability #FSH
May 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
📹 Just made a video breaking down the Forge vs FHIR Shorthand debate!
🔧 Whether you're team GUI or team code, choosing the right FHIR modeling tool matters.
Check out my detailed analysis in the original article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/choosi...
#FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability #FSH
🔧 Whether you're team GUI or team code, choosing the right FHIR modeling tool matters.
Check out my detailed analysis in the original article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/choosi...
#FHIR #HealthIT #Interoperability #FSH
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
New Perspective: The EHR Association's push to remove foundational data access is misguided & harmful for health innovation. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ehr-as...
May 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New Perspective: The EHR Association's push to remove foundational data access is misguided & harmful for health innovation. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ehr-as...
FHIR version R6 is going to be the first big new normative release after the widely adopted R4.
🗳️ 3rd ballot release of R6 for the May working group meeting is available now: hl7.org/fhir/6.0.0-b...
🗓️ After that, first normative ballot in Jan 2026!
#FHIR #Interop #HealthIT #HealthTech
🗳️ 3rd ballot release of R6 for the May working group meeting is available now: hl7.org/fhir/6.0.0-b...
🗓️ After that, first normative ballot in Jan 2026!
#FHIR #Interop #HealthIT #HealthTech
Ballot-intro - FHIR v6.0.0-ballot3
hl7.org
May 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
FHIR version R6 is going to be the first big new normative release after the widely adopted R4.
🗳️ 3rd ballot release of R6 for the May working group meeting is available now: hl7.org/fhir/6.0.0-b...
🗓️ After that, first normative ballot in Jan 2026!
#FHIR #Interop #HealthIT #HealthTech
🗳️ 3rd ballot release of R6 for the May working group meeting is available now: hl7.org/fhir/6.0.0-b...
🗓️ After that, first normative ballot in Jan 2026!
#FHIR #Interop #HealthIT #HealthTech
🔐 Privacy champion @maxschrems.bsky.social joins #FHIRDevDays 2025!
The renowned digital rights activist behind landmark EU privacy cases & founder of @noyb.eu will explore the future of healthcare data privacy in our changing geopolitical landscape.
Early bird ends May 1! 🐦
#FHIR #DigitalPrivacy
The renowned digital rights activist behind landmark EU privacy cases & founder of @noyb.eu will explore the future of healthcare data privacy in our changing geopolitical landscape.
Early bird ends May 1! 🐦
#FHIR #DigitalPrivacy
April 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🔐 Privacy champion @maxschrems.bsky.social joins #FHIRDevDays 2025!
The renowned digital rights activist behind landmark EU privacy cases & founder of @noyb.eu will explore the future of healthcare data privacy in our changing geopolitical landscape.
Early bird ends May 1! 🐦
#FHIR #DigitalPrivacy
The renowned digital rights activist behind landmark EU privacy cases & founder of @noyb.eu will explore the future of healthcare data privacy in our changing geopolitical landscape.
Early bird ends May 1! 🐦
#FHIR #DigitalPrivacy
Reposted by Ward Weistra 🔥
What if, instead of pre-specifying every data field and every possible workflow step, we could enable conversations between capable systems? Prior auth and beyond!
youtu.be/BRX7HUBlEqw?...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
youtu.be/BRX7HUBlEqw?...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
Live Demo: Conversational Interop for Prior Auth (LLMs, A2A, and MCP)
YouTube video by Josh Mandel
youtu.be
April 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What if, instead of pre-specifying every data field and every possible workflow step, we could enable conversations between capable systems? Prior auth and beyond!
youtu.be/BRX7HUBlEqw?...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
youtu.be/BRX7HUBlEqw?...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
🇪🇺 Meet our EHDS experts at FHIR DevDays 2025! Itte Overing (ICTRecht) will decode the legal framework while Rutt Lindström (TEHIK) explores European FHIR Implementation Guides.
#EHDS #FHIR @hl7europe.bsky.social
#EHDS #FHIR @hl7europe.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🇪🇺 Meet our EHDS experts at FHIR DevDays 2025! Itte Overing (ICTRecht) will decode the legal framework while Rutt Lindström (TEHIK) explores European FHIR Implementation Guides.
#EHDS #FHIR @hl7europe.bsky.social
#EHDS #FHIR @hl7europe.bsky.social