RxNorm is the US medication terminology that most digital health stacks depend on for medication lookup, prescription entry, and downstream interaction checking. The release cadence is monthly, the model is denser than most code systems, an
Author: Marcus Chen
Health-tech product analyst from Seattle. Focused on payer interoperability, prior authorization, and where the friction really lives.
How to Ship All Four CMS-0057-F APIs on One Platform (Patient, Provider, Payer-to-Payer, PA)
Most payer engineering teams reading CMS-0057-F for the first time make the same silent decision: they scope the work as Patient Access plus three future projects. That framing quietly becomes four vendor procurements, four data models,…
Best Open-Source EMPI Tools for Community Health Centers
Community health centers operate under a particular set of constraints. Budgets are tight, the technical team is small, and the patient population skews toward higher-acuity, multi-encounter, complex demographics that put real pressure on a
Best FHIR Questionnaire Tools for Telehealth Workflows in 2026
Telehealth workflows put a particular shape of demand on FHIR Questionnaire tooling. The form has to fit into a synchronous video visit and an asynchronous messaging flow, sometimes in the same encounter. The patient is filling it out on th
7 FHIR translate Implementations Compared for ICD-10 Workflows
The `$translate` operation is one of those FHIR features that everyone references and few teams stress-test until production exposes the gaps. ICD-10-CM workflows in US healthcare lean on it heavily: SNOMED CT problem lists need to map to I
Top 5 FHIR-First MPI Tools for ACO Networks
Accountable Care Organization networks have a particular set of needs around patient identity that pushes them toward FHIR-first MPI tooling. The network spans multiple participating organizations, each with its own EHR and its own internal
Top 7 FHIR Form Builders for Multi-Specialty Clinics
Multi-specialty clinics have a particular set of constraints when picking a FHIR form builder. The form library has to span many specialties (primary care, cardiology, behavioral health, pediatrics, oncology, the rest), the terminology cove
Top 5 Open-Source Code System Tools for 2026
Open-source code system tooling has matured to the point where a team can run a credible terminology layer without buying a commercial product. The trade-off is operational: you own the upgrades, the indexes, the loader scripts. For teams t
In-Clinic Kiosk vs SMS PHQ-9: Which Yields Higher Completion Rate
The two dominant PHQ-9 delivery channels in US ambulatory care are the in-clinic kiosk (a tablet handed to the patient at check-in) and the SMS link (a text message with a URL that opens a mobile-friendly form). Both work. Both feed the…
5 SDC Form Engines That Actually Handle Conditional Logic
Conditional logic in SDC forms is one of those features that vendor demos handle gracefully and production deployments expose mercilessly. The Structured Data Capture IG defines enableWhen and enableBehavior as core mechanisms for showing o