Healthcare IT Today published an in-depth look at how the FHIR Business Alliance (FHIRBall) is driving adoption of FHIR through real-world business use cases, not just technical theory.
Full article:
https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/04/28/the-fhir-business-alliance-fhirball-is-focused-on-business-use-cases/
The piece highlights how FHIRBall brings together a coalition of organizations committed to making interoperability practical, scalable, and aligned with the operational needs of payers, providers, vendors, and innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.
FHIRBall website:
https://www.fhirball.org/
It also features insights from two of FHIRBall’s founding leaders:
Mario Hyland (AEGIS)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/interopguy/
Duncan Weatherston (Smile Digital Health)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-weatherston/
The article underscores that FHIRBall is pushing the industry beyond high-level standards discussions and toward meaningful business outcomes — helping organizations implement FHIR in ways that directly support workflow efficiency, data exchange, and real-world interoperability.
Full article link again for easy access:
https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/04/28/the-fhir-business-alliance-fhirball-is-focused-on-business-use-cases/