Right there with you. Practice Fusion, while a popular vendor, will never be able to get at the major providers with their "free" EMR. However, their API is a step in the right direction.
We are working on technology which begins to get at this locked-in data via an API package which would be installed at individual institutions. The technology utilizes HL7 messaging to get at data from the major players (ie. Epic, GE, Cerner). The problem is the main software vendor, Epic, has built their technology up, by erecting proprietary barriers, an API would kill their entire model. Therefore the best way to get at this industry is through the providers, as they are becoming increasingly burden by these proprietary, legacy systems.
We are working on technology which begins to get at this locked-in data via an API package which would be installed at individual institutions. The technology utilizes HL7 messaging to get at data from the major players (ie. Epic, GE, Cerner). The problem is the main software vendor, Epic, has built their technology up, by erecting proprietary barriers, an API would kill their entire model. Therefore the best way to get at this industry is through the providers, as they are becoming increasingly burden by these proprietary, legacy systems.