Our guest for this episode is Brendan Keeler. Brendan is the Portland-based Practice Lead for Interoperability at HTD Health. He previously worked at Flexpa, Zus Health, Redox, and Epic and serves as advisor to Flexpa, Elion, Revero, and RevelAi Health. He is the author of Health API Guy, a newsletter deciphering the complexities of interoperability, APIs, and regulation in healthcare, and loves tweeting about those topics.
Here’s a summary of the podcast episode:
Guest Introduction: Brendan shares his journey from growing up in a medical family to working in healthcare IT, his roots at Epic and moving through various roles and companies.
Interoperability in Healthcare: Brendan discusses the current state and future of healthcare interoperability, including the role of TEFCA and the challenges of connecting different systems.
Epic’s Integration Evolution: Insights into Epic’s integration history, the transition from App Orchard to Vendor Services, and the importance of APIs. Specific resources mentioned:
fhir.epic.com - Epic’s FHIR Hubopen.epic.com - Epic’s Interoperability Hub
Future of EHRs: Brendan, Adam, and Dale talk about the future of EHRs and the potential of headless EHRs and the impact of AI on healthcare workflows, envisioning a future where data is seamlessly integrated and accessible.
Ep 25 | Health API Guy: Unlocking Healthcare IT | Brendan Keeler